Manchester City are on track to continue their impressive record of cashing in on young stars.
The reigning Premier League champions have capitalised on their dominance by investing in youth players that can be traded on for a huge profit.
With the exception of perhaps Cole Palmer, Manchester City are the masters of knowing when to let a player leave.
At least with Palmer, City still pocketed a hefty £40million fee for the academy star – although Chelsea are likely delighted with that deal.
City’s sale of youngsters has helped the club to balance their books while also funding their pursuit of big-money transfer deals such as those for Josko Gvardiol, Jeremy Doku and Mattheus Nunes last season.
It has been an uncharacteristically quiet window so far for City with only Savinho arriving as a new signing.
But according to reports in Germany they are closing in on the departure of Yan Couto.
Borussia Dortmund lock in on Yan Couto
Couto has never played a senior game for Manchester City despite joining the club from Coritiba in 2020.
The 22-year-old Brazilian has been on three separate loan spells, including two to CFG-owned Girona.
Couto impressed at the La Liga side last season as Girona upset the odds to finish third in the table behind only Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Now, a report from Christian Falk states that Borussia Dortmund have made Couto a “main target” this summer.
“One player at Manchester City, Yan Couto, who was on loan with Girona this season, is a very concrete option for Borussia Dortmund. He’s one of the main targets,” he wrote via CaughtOffside.
Manchester City transfer news
Savinho has been the only player to arrive at the Etihad Stadium this summer in a £30million deal and Pep Guardiola is confident that he will have a similar-looking squad next season.
One player who could force his way out of City this summer is Julian Alvarez, who has held talks with Atletico Madrid over a potential move.
Kevin De Bruyne’s future has also been cast into doubt amid interest from the Saudi Pro League, but Guardiola insists he is going nowhere.
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