According to sources from Star on Sunday, The Citizens are planning to recruit the Premier League’s top star.

Since moving to Fulham, midfielder Joao Palhinha has joined the list of the best defensive midfielders in the tournament. The Portuguese star possesses impressive interception ability and quickly received interest from many big teams.

Recently, Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Chelsea all said they wanted to own the 28-year-old star. But it doesn’t stop there, according to sources from Star on Sunday, Manchester City has also joined the race.

The Premier League champion is currently showing complete dependence on midfielder Rodri. Therefore, every time the Spanish player is absent, their midfield becomes weak, leading to unexpected results.

That’s why they want to quickly expedite negotiations to recruit Palhinha in January. The above daily newspaper said that Man City plans to spend 50 million pounds to convince Fulham to release him.

The London team values Palhinha at about 70 million pounds. Therefore, with the fee paid by Man City, both sides can start negotiating when the Eastern market opens.