Jamal Musiala tops Pep Guardiola's four-man transfer shortlist

James Shearman

• Updated: 18 Apr 2024 21:56 BST
• 3 min read

Jamal Musiala has emerged as Pep Guardiola's top transfer target at Manchester City, according to The Guardian.

Musiala is widely regarded as one of Europe's brightest talents and would cost a fortune to pry away from Bayern Munich.

Indeed, the Bavarian club would surely set an asking price of well over £100 million for their most prized asset.

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Money is rarely an issue for City, however, so a deal is impossible to rule out at this stage.

Even if a fee were to be agreed, though, it remains unclear whether Musiala would be open to a move to the Etihad Stadium, or anywhere else for that matter.

Perhaps missing out on the Bundesliga title is enough reason for him to leave, but Thomas Tuchel's side are in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Man City's Musiala alternatives

The report states that City are also eyeing up moves for West Ham's Lucas Paqueta and Crystal Palace duo Ebere Eze and Michael Olise.

Paqueta was close to joining the Premier League champions last summer but a move was scuppered by the Brazilian's alleged betting breaches.

Should he be cleared by the FA of any wrongdoing, the deal is likely to get over the line this time round.

As for Eze and Olise, both have excelled for an average Palace side in recent seasons.

Both are able to play in central areas, but where Eze prefers to cut in from the left, Olise likes to operate on the right of a front three.