Welcome to Manchester City, the FC Barcelona star that Guardiola wants and it's not De Jong

Pep Guardiola does not want any surprises and is already asking Manchester City to make an effort for a player from FC Barcelona after the almost certain departure of Riyad Mahrez from the team. According to The Athletic, the Algerian player will leave England after reaching an agreement with Al Ahli of the Saudi Arabian league for the following season, where he will receive an extremely important salary.

Given this situation, Pep and Manchester City must urgently go out to the transfer market to bring the player who best suits the needs of the club, but mainly, who has similar characteristics to Riyad Mahrez, a player who was revulsive in the last season and always collaborated with dangerous plays and goals for the club.

The signing of Riyad Mahrez by Al-Ahli seems a matter of time. The Algerian player has already reached an agreement with the Saudi Arabian club for his salary, and the only thing left to do is to finalize the transfer fee with Manchester City. According to the information provided by the portal 'Foot Mercato', City has set its sights on Raphinha to reinforce the team's attack. The profile of the winger is liked by the coach of the English team, Pep Guardiola, and they could make an economic effort to get his services.

Will FC Barcelona let Raphinha go?

FC Barcelona needs to sell and with Ansu Fati back, no offers for Ferran Torres and the high level of Dembele and Lewandowski, Raphinha could be sacrificed. However, his sale is not a priority, but Manchester City will not hesitate to put a large amount due to the urgent need they have to replace their player. Therefore, his signing for Manchester would be possible.