‘Please Be True’ ‘Would Be A Very Good Buy’ – City Fans Debate Reports Of £50m Swoop For England International

‘Please Be True’ ‘Would Be A Very Good Buy’ – City Fans Debate Reports Of £50m Swoop For England International

Manchester City are lining up a £50m offer for Leicester City left-back Ben Chilwell in the January transfer window, according to reports in the UK.

The Citizens are said to be keen to strengthen their options on the left-hand side with Benjamin Mendy out with a knee injury.

Some fans on Twitter are keen to see Chilwell make the move to the Etihad:


While others felt that a move for the England international isn’t likely:

It is certainly true that Pep Guardiola has limited options at left-back without Mendy. Both Fabian Delph and Oleksandr Zinchenko are midfielders by trade but they have not let anyone down when asked to play out of position.

Much may depend on how quickly Mendy returns to full fitness in the New Year. The estimated recovery time following surgery on his knee was ten to twelve weeks. That would put a return date of mid-February.

Paying £50m to replace a player who could be back within days of the transfer window closing doesn’t sound particularly logical, but with the club only having one natural left-back in the squad, a move to strengthen that area shouldn’t be ruled out.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.