Guardiola wants Man City to sign Musiala as De Bruyne replacement

James Shearman

• 26 Oct 2023 14:44 CDT
• 2 min read

Pep Guardiola is eyeing up a move for Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala as Manchester City look for a successor to Kevin de Bruyne.

Musiala's contract talks with Bayern have reportedly stalled over the past few weeks and, as per AZ, Guardiola wants the Citizens to take advantage of the situation to try and sign the 20-year-old.

The City boss is also looking to the future and sees Musialas as a good candidate to take over from an ageing and as of recently, injury-prone, De Bruyne.

While the Bavarians and the German midfielder are still working out ways to continue their current relationship, it has been reported that with several top clubs interested Musiala could be snatched away.

The reports have also stated that while Liverpool are still interested in signing the youngster, Guardiola's City and Real Madrid are the likeliest destinations for Musiala if he decides to call it quits on his Bayern career.

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Musiala to Real Madrid?

If Musiala does leave, though, Real Madrid are one of the favourites to capture the youngster, in part due to the presence of Jude Bellingham, the player’s friend, at the Bernabeu.

The England international star has been a smash hit in the Spanish capital since making a summer move from Borussia Dortmund, netting in all three Champions League matches they have played this summer.

It is noted the Real Madrid president Florentino Perez would love to unite the pair on the field.