Manchester Metropolis are contemplating making a “big provide” for Torino midfielder Samuele Ricci, in response to MilanNews24.

The Italian web site claims that AC Milan are additionally “monitoring” the participant’s scenario, together with “a number of Premier League golf equipment” however Metropolis are presently the likeliest to make a bid.

Ricci has been turning heads along with his performances in the beginning of this season with the 23-year-old shining on the base of Torino’s midfield.

The Italian worldwide has spent the final two years with El Toro, having signed from Empoli in the summertime of 2022.

A possible substitute for Rodri?

Following affirmation that Rodri will miss the remainder of the season with an ACL damage, there was a whole lot of hypothesis over whether or not Metropolis will go into the switch market to switch him.

Supervisor Pep Guardiola has insisted that there are answers accessible within the squad. Mateo Kovacic and Rico Lewis have ably stepped as much as the plate in Rodri’s absence.

The likes of Matheus Nunes and John Stones have additionally made public statements that they’re able to fill in if referred to as upon. In that context, there is no such thing as a assure {that a} bid for Ricci (or every other midfielder) might be made in January.

How a lot would Ricci value Metropolis to purchase?

It has been reported in latest days that Torino would need at the very least €40m (£33.5m) for the Italian, which might not be past their switch funds.

Whereas Ricci does look like on the membership’s radar, it ought to be famous that no credible supply within the UK has to date confirmed the curiosity from the Premier League champions.

It’s a switch story to regulate however there is no such thing as a certainty at this stage that the participant will find yourself on the Etihad.

Discover out who’s in Manchester Metropolis’s first-team squad for the 2024/2025 season right here