Coming from Fabrizio Romano this Morning Liverpool and Tottenham are leading the race to Sign £60 million rated Ex Man City star Pep Guardiola offloaded in 2022
Liverpool and Tottenham are now keeping an eye on any players sold by Manchester City in 2022.
Liverpool and Tottenham are now keeping an eye on Ko Itakura, who Manchester City sold in July 2022.
Fabrizio Romano believes this.
So, what exactly is the problem with Ko Itakura? Let us have a look…
Manchester City might face Ko Itakura again.
The Citizens, on the other hand, sold the Japan international to Borussia Mönchengladbach in July 2022 for just £5 million.
Manchester City signed Itakura from Kawasaki Frontale in January 2019 for £1 million before loaning him out to FC Groningen and subsequently Schalke 04.
The 26-year-old made no appearances for Manchester City, not even in the minor ranks.
According to Romano, Itakura might challenge Manchester City at the top of the Premier League with either Liverpool or Tottenham, as Jürgen Klopp and Ange Postecoglou have expressed interest.
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According to the reputable Italian journalist, big teams are keeping an eye on the Yokohama-born defender, and Liverpool has sent scouts to watch him on multiple occasions.
Itakura has appeared in seven Bundesliga games this season, scoring two goals.
The interest shown by Liverpool and Tottenham speaks volumes.
While some may argue that selling Itakura to Liverpool and Tottenham was a mistake by Manchester City, we believe it reflects positively on the Citizens.
Txiki Begiristain unearthed a good prospect for barely £1 million – and if Pep Guardiola didn’t already had such obscene wealth, things may have turned out differently for the Japanese star.
Nonetheless, the interest shown by Klopp and Postecoglou demonstrates that the City Football Group’s recruitment techniques are effective, and perhaps the only lesson to be drawn from this is the need of keeping these gems out on loan for a bit longer rather than authorising permanent exits if possible.
Keep an eye on this circumstance since Manchester City may soon meet Itakura again.
