Man City transfer news LIVE: Second summer signing agreed as £25m forward eyed

Manchester City have agreed a deal to re-sign former club captain Ilkay Gundogan, reports Fabrizio Romano.

Barcelona have ruled that they will allow the Germany international to leave on a free transfer, with a one-year contract waiting for the midfielder at the Etihad Stadium.

Positive talks have been held between all parties over the past 48 hours, with Pep Guardiola approving of a move for the ex-skipper.

Manchester City are reportedly considering a move for Celtic forward Kyogo Furuhashi.

Pep Guardiola’s side are in the market for a forward to replace Julian Alvarez, who left the club to join Atletico Madrid in a deal worth £82million.

According to The Athletic, City have drawn up a two-man shortlist to bolster their attacking ranks which includes Kyogo.

A younger forward is also said to be of interest, though City will push on with their talks to re-sign Ilkay Gundogan before deciding on who to pursue.

Manchester City will reportedly reject any approaches for captain Kyle Walker.

The England international has been heavily linked with a move to Saudi Arabia recently, along with Joao Cancelo.

However, ESPN report that City have no interest in selling Walker so close to the transfer deadline.

Instead, all approaches for the right-back will be rejected and offers won’t be entertained by the higher powers at the Etihad Stadium outfit.

Serie A side Como are set to submit an official bid to sign Maximo Perrone, reports Fabrizio Romano.

Talks are ongoing over a loan-to-buy deal for the midfielder, with Como boss Cesc Fabregas ‘confident’ that an agreement can be reached.

City are open to allowing Perrone depart on a permanent basis but only if a buy back clause is inserted into his contract, as well as a sell-on.

Phil Foden was crowned Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year last night at an awards ceremony in Manchester.

The England international was overjoyed to have been recognised by fellow players as the best-performing star over the past 12 months, on what was a night to remember for City.

Bunny Shaw won both awards on the women’s side of the game, with Rodri, Erling Haaland and Kyle Walker being named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year.

Ilkay Gundogan has reportedly held talks with Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola in the hope of returning to the Etihad Stadium.

The midfielder is expected to leave Barcelona as a free agent this summer, just 12 months after securing his dream move to the Camp Nou.

Several clubs have registered an interest in signing the playmaker, with The Times reporting that City are very keen on a reunion.

Gundogan has spoken with Pep Guardiola about a return to the Premier League and hopes that those conversations will ‘accelerate’ the negotiating process.

Barcelona are reportedly unsure whether they want to pursue Joao Cancelo in the final stages of the transfer window.

According to Spanish news outlet Sport, the finances involved in re-signing the Portugal international is a cause for concern at the Camp Nou, as well as Cancelo’s ‘attitude problems’.

Barca felt that the ex-Juventus star did not make a good impression on his teammates and staff behind the scenes last season whilst on loan from Manchester City, with some of his behaviour causing unrest among players.

The La Liga outfit are concerned by how Cancelo reacted to being rotated out of the starting eleven, with his attitude to learning of changes not exemplary to younger players and frustrating ‘heavyweight’ stars.