Follow usPep Guardiola’s side are very close to ink 18-year-old Troyes wonderkid, Mathys Detourbet, after showing serious interest and outbidding other competitors. Mathys impressed in the Ligue 2, and a few big clubs in Europe already tried to buy him, but failed.
The Troyes young star has been identified as a “shooting star” of French football. The wonderkid already visited Man City’s facilities, an indication that the Sky Blues would do everything possible to buy him.
In the current campaign, Detourbet has played 14 matches for the 1st team, starting just 1 time, but even in limited time on the pitch, he has 1 goal and 2 assists to his name. Despite the raw numbers, scouts described him as one of the future stars in football.
AS Roma already tried to ink him the past summer as the Wolves offered 10 million euros to the French team, but they rejected the offer.
Troyes are part of the City Football Group network, and a transfer for the wonderkid to Etihad would be possible despite some regulations because of the multi-team model ownership that is in place.
AS Monaco will have to compete with Man City for Troyes forward Mathys Detourbet! 🤯
Troyes are part of the City Group, and City have reportedly joined the race for the 18-year-old. 👀
They have already sent a detailed career plan to the Frenchman, who visited the club. 🩵 pic.twitter.com/RufqKJJHg5
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