Manchester City pushing to sign Real Madrid target

Real Madrid and Manchester City could end up meeting in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals once again this season. Both teams have a foot in the last four. Carlo Ancelotti’s side won 2-0 in the first leg against Chelsea. On the other hand, Pep Guardiola’s team got themselves a 3-0 win over Bayern Munich.

The two teams met in the semi-finals last season as well and it was a tie that not many people will forget anytime soon. Manchester City were cruising until the 90th minute of the second leg before Rodrygo cropped up with an unexpected brace and a goal from Karim Benzema in extra-time knocked Guardiola’s side out.

The two teams might find themselves competing in the transfer market soon as well. It looks like they have a common target in Gabri Veiga of Celta Vigo.

As reported by Relevo, Manchester City have already let the player’s environment know that they want to have him next season and, in addition, they have advanced that he will have an important role in the Guardiola’s plans.

Manchester City pushing to sign Real Madrid target

Veiga is enjoying a breakout campaign in La Liga this season and it is not hard to see why the 20-year-old is drawing the interest of the biggest clubs on the planet. According to stats from Transfermarkt, he has scored 9 goals and provided 4 assists in 30 appearances across all competitions this season.

Thus, Veiga is certainly one to watch for the future. And it is very possible that he could be on the move this summer.

He is believed to have a release clause of around €40 million, a figure that Manchester City would not be expected to have any problem shelling out if they are convinced they want to sign him. On the other hand, earlier rumours suggested that Real Madrid were not keen to meet that figure.