It has now been acknowledged by Walter De Vecchi that he would be thrilled to see Manuel Locatelli join Manchester City.
The statement was made to Sport Italia by the youth coach for AC Milan.
What then was mentioned regarding Manchester City and Manuel Locatelli? Let’s examine this.
What is the tale?
The Italy international did, however, net the game-winning goal in Juventus’ 1-0 victory over AC Milan in Sunday’s Serie A match.
After that match, De Vecchi, who worked with Locatelli in the AC Milan academy, commended the development made by the Juventus No. 5 player but acknowledged that he would much rather see the Italian play for a more formidable team like Manchester City.
He is becoming an increasingly important player, also for the national team,” the 68-year-old stated. He is adept at recovering the ball and helping out teammates who are having trouble in addition to being in possession and setting up.
“Those who berate Locatelli have no knowledge of football.” He might be compared to Paulo Roberto Falcao on a squad that imposes their style of play. It would be my dream to see him play for a Manchester City team. We would witness a fantastic Locatelli.”
Manuel Locatelli was wanted by Manchester City.
Remarkably, Locatelli is rumoured to have previously piqued the interest of Manchester City.
Manchester City was reportedly one of the teams keeping an eye on the Lecco, Italy, native back in January 2021, according to the Italian’s agent, Stefano Castelnuovo, who later signed with Juventus for £30 million.
“Sassuolo will not sell the player in the January transfer market,” he stated in an interview with Sport Italia. One of the teams keeping an eye on him for the upcoming market (the summer) is Manchester City.
Locatelli would probably get along well with Pep Guardiola if Manchester City decided to rekindle their interest in 2024 since he grew up watching Roberto De Zerbi play football at Sassuolo.
Manchester City supporters should be ecstatic if a trade is made since Locatelli is, to put it mildly, playing at a very high level right now.