Both the Manchester clubs have resumed their transfer battles for the summer with Manchester City looking to spoil Manchester United’s plan of swapping Juan Mata for the La Liga sensation Koke. Reports from the English media suggest that Manuel Pellegrini has made the £44 million rated Koke as his top transfer target for the summer.
Pellegrini is on the hunt for a creatively solid midfield player and sees Koke as the best fit in the market. Koke, 23 has been one of the most consistent players for last 2 season in La Liga and Champions league. Koke was the key to Atletico Madrid’s title winning campaign which saw the Spanish side reach the finals of Champions league as well.
Louis Van Gaal had plans of using Juan Mata as the bait to lure Koke to United as Mata’s future looks bleaker and bleaker as he cannot get in to Van Gaal’s sides for the important and the away games. Mata ends up fighting for the #10 role against Wayne Rooney and Marouane Fellaini. Van Gaal looks to have a plan B during the matches by sticking Fellaini up top so Mata is constantly missing games.
Pellegrini has Jovetic as the bait for Atletico Madrid to sell Koke. As per the reports from Marca, Koke has buyout clause of £44 million and an offer in that region will tempt Diego Simeone to let his starlet leave Vicente Calderon.
Atletico Madrid can do with a decent striker and Jovetic would be the ideal fit for Simeone if he is tempted by Man City’s offer. One thing is for sure both the Manchester giants will go to the limits to bring Koke to the Premier League and this battle will be a must-see one in the summer.