Man City have been linked with a very ambitious Harry Kane bid
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Manchester City have been linked with an ambitious summer swoop for Tottenham talisman Harry Kane in an attempt to find a replacement for ageing all-time top scorer Sergio Aguero.
Aguero will turn 33 before the start of next season and injury problems in recent months have limited him to just six Premier League appearances since March – and no goals.
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A new striker is a top priority for City in 2021 and there are doubts within the club whether Gabriel Jesus has enough to assume the mantle in the long-term.
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Manchester City will be without five players for Sunday’s Premier League trip to Chelsea due to positive tests for coronavirus, Pep Guardiola has confirmed as he defended the decision to postpone Monday’s clash with Everton.
City revealed there had been four positive cases at the club on Christmas Day, including for players Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus.
A further round of testing found three more cases among the City squad on Monday, leading to the match being called off just four hours before kick-off.
“Five players are isolating for 10 days,” said Guardiola on Friday. “Some of them, the first cases that were released, it was four people – two players – and three more the second time.”
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Pep Guardiola has confirmed three more important Manchester City players have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of their Premier League visit to Chelsea on Sunday.
City s top-flight clash with Everton on Monday was postponed following a coronavirus outbreak at the club, with Gabriel Jesus and Kyle Walker and another two staff members testing positive for COVID-19.
The match was called off in the hours before kick-off after City returned a number of positive cases , with the fixture becoming the second in the competition to be postponed this season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The latest results bring the total number of first-team personnel at the club isolating to seven, including two other staff members.
Guardiola said at a press conference: “It was four people – (including) two players – the first time and then three more.”
Guardiola added that City could not yet reveal the identities of the three latest players to test positive.
He said: “I don’t think the Premier League allows us to name the players but you will know tomorrow.”
Pressed on why this was the case, Guardiola said: “We have to respect the privacy of the players maybe.
“You will see the line-ups and three important players not there. So you will know exactly but I’m not allowed to tell you.”