It’s probably too far up Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table for Manchester City to do anything about it, but the top four and the Champions League are certainly within reach.

The sky blues completely lost momentum for a period after Ballon d’Or winner Rodri was injured. Manager Pep Guardiola has been given the means to find a replacement for Rodri in midfield and also strengthen the defence. – The plan is also to ease the pressure on Haaland by bringing in a world-class attacker.

Manchester City have made a bid for Abdukodir Khusanov joined Lens in the summer of 2023 from Energetik-BGU Minsk for just €100,000. He has been a natural regular centre-back for the Ligue 1 side this season, who are in seventh place.

It has previously been rumoured that he is at a number of big clubs in the transfer window – but now it seems that Manchester City are pulling the strings.

Sky journalist Patrick Berger claims that the Uzbek is stumbling close to a move to Manchester City. According to the journalist, City have made a bid of €50 million for the player, which is expected to be accepted by Lens.

There should also be no restrictions when it comes to personal relationships. The transition is therefore expected to be completed shortly.

Abdukodir Khusanov has played 30 games for Lens and represented the Uzbekistan national team 18 times.