City turn to other left-back options as they won’t pay £50m for Cucurella
Manchester City will look at other options for left-back this summer — and are not willing to meet Brighton’s £50million-plus ($61m) asking price for Marc Cucurella, The Athletic understands.
City are still interested in a deal for the defender, but are comfortable with signing someone else to play in that position if Brighton do not lower their demands.
Brighton have set a £50m-plus valuation for the Spaniard, who is rated even higher than Ben White, according to sources in the negotiations.
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Last season, Cucurella played 38 games in an impressive first season at Brighton, registering one goal and two assists. The 24-year-old has expressed his desire to join the reigning Premier League champions.
Cucurella was not involved in Brighton’s 5-1 win against La Liga side Espanyol on Saturday. As The Athletic also revealed on Saturday, conversations between clubs have come to an end and a major change in the negotiations is needed for a potential deal to come through.
City are now understood to be exploring other potential signings.
City need to sign a new left-back after letting Oleksandr Zinchenko join Arsenal earlier this summer. They have already added Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez and Kalvin Phillips.
Pep Guardiola’s side lost Saturday’s Community Shield 3-1 against Liverpool.
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