Man City are reportedly offering Pep Guardiola money to ‘beat’ Liverpool to sign Real Madrid star who has been heavily criticised after the 5-2 defeat to Barca.

After an unprecedented struggle at the Etihad under Pep Guardiola, Man City are expected to make a number of signings in the January transfer window.

A £40m deal for Lens centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov is set to be announced. Man City are also chasing Frankfurt’s Omar Marmoush for a fee of £67m, with the latest reports suggesting the Premier League champions are close to agreeing a deal for the Egyptian.

In addition, Man City are also trying to sign 18-year-old Palmeiras defender Vitor Reis, who is considered one of the most exciting young talents in the world.

Not stopping there, according to Pete O’Rourke of Football Insider, Man City are targeting Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni. This source confirmed that the big bosses have guaranteed enough money for Pep Guardiola to make this deal.

There is information that Liverpool has made an offer of 41 million pounds for Tchouameni and Man City are ready to ‘beat’ their rivals in the Premier League to get the French star.

Tchouameni joined Real Madrid in 2022 for a hefty fee of 85.3 million pounds. Originally a holding midfielder, he had to play as a center-back because Ancelotti’s team had a crisis in defense.

In Real Madrid’s disastrous 5-2 defeat to Barca in the Spanish Super Cup final early this morning (January 13), Tchouameni was the focus of criticism from the white team’s fans.

“I was so wrong about Tchouameni. “This guy is one of the worst players I’ve ever seen,” tweeted one Twitter user (now X). Another commented: “Tchouameni is a player with a great profile, but in the last few years, every time I watch him play he looks like the worst player ever.” Or “he’s not good enough to play for Real Madrid every week,” “we’ve been cheated,” “Tchouameni is definitely the worst defender I’ve ever seen: slow, clumsy, no positional sense. He’s not even worth $30 million,”…