£55m bid, Alvarez replacement – Man City’s final summer transfer moves decided

This summer hasn’t seen much activity at Etihad Stadium, but before the window closes, there might be one major deal.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola (Image: Adam Davy/PA Wire)

Even though Manchester City’s 2024–25 season is just one week away, manager Pep Guardiola is probably not finished with the summer transfer market.

The fact that Savinho, a £25 million winger, is the only player in the squad to date—he played in the Community Shield against rival Manchester United over the weekend—highlights the fact that, as four-time Premier League champions, they do not have many spots in their roster that they can “upgrade.”

Though Kevin De Bruyne and Ederson are both threatened by mega-money offers from the Saudi Pro League, the Citizens have had to worry about a lot of their talents departing. Both stars appear content to remain at the Etihad Stadium despite those connections.

But the departures of Julian Alvarez and Joao Cancelo, who Barcelona has long been interested in since he spent the previous season on loan at the Nou Camp, appear to be finalised. The Argentine forward is expected to transfer to Atletico Madrid in a deal estimated to be worth £82 million.

The funds will undoubtedly be used to acquire a fresh offensive threat for Guardiola to complement Erling Haaland, who led the team in goals last season. CoinPoker.com has using artificial intelligence to ascertain the potential targets for City this summer.

Artificial intelligence (AI) combined tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Bing AI to predict who the next big name signing in the Premier League will be this summer transfer window. It believes Manchester City could pull off a spectacular late move for Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic.

The player, who is presently valued at £55 million by transfermarkt, signed a £66 million contract to join Juventus from Fiorentina two years ago during the January transfer window. The year before, he had made waves with an incredible season that saw him score 21 goals.

Due to injury concerns, the Serbian has since struggled to score goals in Serie A, managing just 26 goals in total over the last two seasons. Even though Vlahovic would probably be playing in a role similar to Alvarez’s with Haaland still leading the line up front, the AI thinks Vlahovic might make waves in the Premier League with City.