Rumour Reel: Man City to capture Kimmich as Guardiola prepares to pillage Bundesliga?

At 21 and technically neat and tidy, Kimmich would certainly fit the profile of a Guardiola target – though whether former club Bayern would part with their German prospect even for a hefty price, or sell to their former coach, remains doubtful.

Meanwhile, fellow Germany fledgling Leroy Sane’s switch from Schalke to the Sky Blues appears to be edging ever closer, but the Bundesliga club are believed to be holding out for a fee of £42m for their prize attacking asset.

Tigers target tartan keeper

Elsewhere in the Premier League, freshly promoted Hull City are wasting no time with their recruitment drive either, with tabloids claiming the Tigers have offered a cool £6m to Cardiff City for Scotland international stopper David Marshall.

The 31-year-old post protector was on-song for the Bluebirds last season, keeping 14 clean sheets in the Championship and could be brought in to booster Steve Bruce’s tilt at top-tier survival with the Humberside outfit.

While, as for potential outgoings from the English top flight, PSG appear primed to pounce for Man Utd midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, though a fee of £12m to free the Germany veteran from his Red Devils contract may be required.

Coincidentally, Italian champions Juventus are being linked with a mega money move of around £80m to pry goal machine Gonzalo Higuain from rivals Napoli, a swoop which would send shockwaves through Serie A. Could these two transfer titbits in tandem hint at Pogba progress for Jose Mourinho?

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