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title: "City reportedly prepared to splash £30m on Bertrand"
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author: "Luke Osman"
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published: "2017-07-24T19:56:21Z"
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# City reportedly prepared to splash £30m on Bertrand

Manchester City have already spent a huge amount of money on full-backs this summer, and it doesn’t look as though they are finished just yet.

According to the reliable Graeme Bailey of [The Gambling Times](https://www.thegamblingtimes.com/2017/07/24/man-city-push-ryan-bertrand-deal/#.WXXxgnSuzTw.twitter), Pep Guardiola is still keen to land Southampton left-back Ryan Bertrand as he looks to bolster his defensive options.

Today, City confirmed the arrival of Benjamin Mendy from AS Monaco for a fee of around £50 million. However, despite this being a superb signing and a much-needed one for Guardiola’s side, he is the only natural, senior left-back on the books.

![Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readmancity.com/readmancity/2017/07/694752214.jpg)

Although Danilo can play at left-back, City are understood to be keen on having a backup, or rotational, option on the flank, and Bertrand has been identified as the perfect man for this.

It’s claimed by Bailey that City are prepared to spend a huge £30m on the England international this summer, but are reluctant to splash more than that on yet another wide defender.

However, Saints are claimed to be demanding at least £40m for one of their key players, as they look to avoid yet another summer of sales.

Bertrand has also been linked with a return to Chelsea this summer, but Guardiola will be keen to land him.