Man City to make ANOTHER massive bid TONIGHT

Carlo Garganese

29 Jan 2025 04:00 CST
4 min read

Pep Guardiola, Man City, 2024/25 — © IMAGO

Manchester City will table a massive offer for Andrea Cambiaso on Wednesday evening at the conclusion of the night’s Champions League games.

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That is according to Tuttosport, who report that Man City will make an official bid to Juventus of around €60 million plus bonuses for the versatile full-back.

Tuttosport add that Juventus sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli is very likely to accept the offer as the Bianconeri are in desperate need to balance the books before the end of the January transfer window.

The offer will arrive on Wednesday evening after the conclusion of the final matchday of the Champions League group phase, with City hosting Club Brugge at home and Juventus welcoming Benfica to Turin.

Adding further weight to the feeling that Cambiaso will leave Juventus is that he was left out of the Bianconeri squad for the Benfica game.

Officially this was put down to injury but there are many who believe that this was just to protect him ahead of a possible transfer to City.

According to Fabrizio Romano, talks with Cambiaso regarding personal terms are already advanced.

“The conversation was positive on the contract with the player side,” Romano said.

“Five-year contract, one-year option. So the discussion is already advanced on the player side. Now it depends on the clubs.”

Current ETV

Andrea Cambiaso

D (L), M (R)

Juventus

Andrea Cambiaso

D (L), M (R)

Juventus

ETV Range

€22.2M - €37.1M

Cambiaso started his career with Genoa and moved to Juventus in 2023 after numerous loan spells. His impressive display for the Turin giants have led to this interest from Man City.

Man City have had a very busy January transfer window, spending over €150m on the likes of Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt, Koudir Khusanov from Lens and Vitor Reis from Palmeiras.

If Cambiaso arrives, it will take City’s spending to well over €200m.

Opinion: Cambiaso ‘perfect fit’ for Man City and Pep Guardiola

Tactically and stylistically, Cambiaso is the perfect fit for Pep Guardiola.

He is a tactically very flexible and unorthodox player, who can interpret multiple positions and roles on the pitch.

Naturally, he is a both-footed full-back or wing-back who can play on either side. But he has also played as a winger and as a central midfielder for Juventus.

As a full-back, he loves to get forward and to invert by cutting inside and joining the centre of the field as a playmaker. He is technically excellent, creative and a good dribbler.

He can occasionally switch off, be too laidback and take unnecessary risks, leading to a few costly mistakes this season, but his ceiling for growth is high.

Pep Guardiola would love him for his tactical and positional intelligence.