During the recently disclosed season, Manchester City showed how powerful of a team they are. Throughout the competitive year, they were chasing Arsenal in the Premier League race, eventually overtook them, won the FA Cup and won the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history. The ‘treble’ was completed via Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and then Inter.Pep Guardiola has used an overpowering squad of incredible depth to direct the most impressive season in Cityzens’ history, and that squad can be even more powerful. If you don’t believe it, Spanish outlet Marca’s report that City are planning a swoop for Achraf Hakimi will help you believe it.##NAJAVA_MECA_7336329##The European champion faces several departures that will certainly hurt, such as Ilkay Gundogan to Barcelona, Bernardo Silva to Saudi Arabia, and Kyle Walker. But at the same time, the club will try to ensure that the said partings are not felt. Although they have not officially signed anyone yet, City are on the verge of signing Mateo Kovacic, they want to strengthen the defense with today’s most promising stopper Josko Gvardiol, as well as Hakimi. Along with Theo Hernandez and Alphonso Davies, arguably the most offensive sideline defender on the planet.As the future of Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo is certainly not at the Etihad, the position of right back is one of the most deficient in the camp of the champions of England. Only 18-year-old Rico Lewis, whom Guardiola gave a chance last season, would remain in that position, but the Spanish expert is aware that it is too early to entrust such a responsible task to a teenager for the whole year.City would get a new dose of attacking sharpness with the Moroccan, and Erling Haaland would have another teammate who would feed him accurate crosses. Let’s recall Hakimi’s last season in Dortmund and the only one he spent with Inter Milan when he was one of the key players in winning the Scudetto. In both, he delivered ten league assists.🚨 Manchester City want to sign Achraf Hakimi and will not hesitate to pay a huge fee for the Moroccan! 🇲🇦 (Source: @marca) pic.twitter.com/HxP0JoIVzJ— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) June 24, 2023 A big transfer to Paris Saint-Germain worth 68,000,000 euros followed, but Hakimi did not maintain the level from Inter even though he provided quality performances at Parc des Princes. The contract until 2026 with the Parisians suggests it will be a costly acquisition, but money is not an issue for City. Theoretically, they could also offer Joao Cancelo to the champion of France with a certain additional fee, since the Portuguese and Moroccan defenders have very similar characteristics, with Cancelo being 29 and Hakimi 24 years old.
