Joao Cancelo emerges as Barcelona target as Manchester City linked with RB Leipzig and Paris Saint-Germain stars

Manchester City loanee Joao Cancelo has emerged as a potential target for Barcelona this summer, while both Josko Gvardiol and Marco Verratti have been linked with potential moves to the Etihad Stadium.

Pep Guardiola’s side are gearing up for their penultimate Premier League fixture of the campaign against Brighton on Wednesday evening, following Sunday’s title celebrations at the Etihad Stadium.

City lifted the Premier League trophy for a third successive season following a 1-0 win over Chelsea, courtesy of Julian Alvarez’s first half goal.

Despite two remaining Premier League matches away to Brighton and Brentford, as well as the upcoming FA Cup Final against Manchester United and Champions League Final, the transfer rumours have started to begin ahead of the summer window.

Manchester City look set for a potentially busy summer, with the future of club captain Ilkay Gundogan still unresolved and uncertainty surrounding defenders Aymeric Laporte and Joao Cancelo.

The latter dramatically moved to Bayern Munich on-loan in January following a reported training bust-up and looks set to permanently leave the Etihad Stadium this summer.

According to a new report by journalist Fernando Polo, Cancelo is the ‘main candidate’ to fill the right-back position for the recently crowned La Liga champions Barcelona.

RB Leipzig are also reportedly ‘ready to talk’ with City about a potential transfer for Croatian centre-back Josko Gvardiol.

Although not officially for sale according to a BILD report relayed by Sport Witness, offers of €100M would be accepted due to the German side needing to balance finances this summer.

Another emerging target is PSG midfielder Marco Verratti, with Le Parisien claiming that Manchester City have enquired about the 30 year-old Italian.

Meanwhile, the Blues could also be in the market for a new goalkeeper, with Scott Wilson claiming that City will listen to offers for Zack Steffen, who has spent the season on-loan at Middlesbrough.

City are set to demand £10 million for the American international, as Pep Guardiola “ideally” favours recruiting a young third-choice goalkeeper as part of a long-term project.

The 28 year-old has made 42 Championship appearances this season, as Michael Carrick’s team finished fourth but suffered semi-final play-off heartbreak.

Ilkay Gundogan is also reported to have opted to delay his decision regarding his Manchester City future until after next months UEFA Champions League Final in Istanbul against Inter Milan.

The German didn’t feature during Sunday’s final home game of the season despite being heavily linked with a move to Barcelona.

It was claimed earlier this week that Arsenal also hold an interest in the midfielder, who has scored four goals in his last five matches.