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title: "City make £50m bid for Brazilian defender"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Sports"
section: "Man City News"
published: "2017-05-07T09:53:10Z"
modified: "2017-05-07T09:53:10Z"
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# City make £50m bid for Brazilian defender

Manchester City have reportedly made a £50 million move for Brazil international and Juventus full-back Alex Sandro, according to the Mirror.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is looking to freshen up his ageing defence in the summer transfer window and sees the Brazilian full-back as the club’s main priority.

According to the report, Pep Guardiola is a huge fan of the 26-year-old and is prepared to pay over £50m for the Brazilian international.

![Emilio Andreoli/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readmancity.com/readmancity/2017/05/667326422.jpg)

The full-back, who joined Juventus from Portuguese giants Porto in the summer of 2015 for a fee of £24 million, has made 23 appearances for the Old Lady this season, scoring two goals.

The 26-year-old has been instrumental in Juventus’ Champions League campaign and domestic campaign this season, helping the Old Lady to the semi-finals of the Champions League and an eight-point lead at the top of the Serie A table.

The Brazilian will be an instant upgrade on current ageing full-back’s Gael Clichy and Aleksandar Kolarov, with the 26-year-old offering  lots of pace and power going forward and defensively