Manchester City managed to secure the Premier League crown for a fourth straight season despite facing continued stiff competition from Arsenal, as well as a rebound year from usual competitors Liverpool.
Already, Man City are set to welcome a top-class signing for the 2024/25 season, as they have signed 20-year-old left winger Savio to a 30 million euro deal from partner club Girona.
Savio was one of the best wingers in European football last season, shining for Girona as an elite dribbler with the ability to influence the final outcome of matches as a scorer or assist provider.
Manchester City signed a top young winger in the preceding transfer window, too, inking Jeremy Doku from Rennes in a transfer that will go down as one of the most underrated of the last summer market.
However, Man City may not be done making attacking moves, especially if the Julian Alvarez transfer rumors lead to the Argentinian star exiting the Etihad.
Here are three signings Manchester City could make this summer in order to further bolster their attack alongside the Savio acquisition from Girona.
AC Milan LB Theo Hernandez
Theo Hernandez is a defender and has become a top defensive player at the left back position, but he is mostly known for his ability to influence the attack.
The best left back in the world, Theo Hernandez fully took that title from Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies during the 2022/23 season, and he has solidified that both in the 2023/24 campaign for AC Milan and will likely do the same during Euro 2024 if his display for France vs. Austria is anything to go off.
Capable of scoring brilliant solo goals from deep in his own half, Theo is a great progressor and has come a long way technically from his hilarious juggling mishap at his Real Madrid presentation.
With 39 goal contributions in his four seasons with AC Milan, Hernandez is good for 10 goals and assists per campaign, which is an extraordinary output from the left back position.
After completing nearly 88 percent of his passes in the 2023/24 Serie A season with two combined tackles and interceptions per game in the Champions League, Theo is in his prime and ready for the technical and defensive demands of Manchester City while offering a skill set that can make them more expansive.
PSV RW Johan Bakayoko
So many top clubs are going to be in on Johan Bakayoko, who could be the subject of a transfer battle between Premier League title contenders Manchester City and Liverpool.
Liverpool have already successfully gone to the PSV well before, nabbing Cody Gakpo in the winter 2023 transfer window, as the Dutchman has gone on to become a key player for the Reds.
Meanwhile, Manchester City have familiarity with Bakayoko’s Belgian national teammate Jeremy Doku, and the prospect of creating an axis of Bakayoko and Doku has to be tantalizing with the likes of Jack Grealish and Savio also options.
Bakayoko is a left-footed right winger, which is a rare commodity and a position Man City want to address this summer with Bernardo Silva getting older and the Riyad Mahrez exit still fresh.
Last season, Bakayoko scored 12 goals with 9 assists while averaging nearly 3 dribbles completed per game for PSV, establishing himself as one of the top wingers to watch in European football at the age of 21.
PSG RB Achraf Hakimi
Manchester City don’t just have eyes on an intriguing attacking left back with roots at Real Madrid, but they have also been linked to Kylian Mbappe’s supplying right back Achraf Hakimi.
The 25-year-old averaged a career-high 1.7 key passes per game for PSG last season while providing his typically solid progressive play down the right-hand side.
Hakimi has experience on both flanks and in the attack or defense, as he was used all over the pitch as a young player for Dortmund before winning the Scudetto with Inter Milan and then joining PSG.
Mbappe’s departure has cast some doubt on Hakimi’s future, with a return to Real Madrid rumored, but Hakimi may not want to be stuck behind Dani Carvajal; it’s why he pushed for a move to Inter instead of returning to Madrid after a wildly successful two-year spell in Dortmund.
PSG seems to be too small for Hakimi’s ambitions, as he has goals of winning the Champions League, just like his close friend Mbappe. If Real Madrid isn’t an option, Manchester City can offer the same clout and opportunity at winning the big one.
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