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Atalanta’s Marco Palestra could be an option Manchester City Before the summer transfer window.

The right-back came through the Serie A team’s youth system and made his first-team debut in 2023. He played 16 matches before moving on loan to Cagliari in August 2025.

Palestra played 3,058 minutes in 36 matches this season and scored one goal and four assists. His form for Cagliari also saw him make his debut for Italy in March.

On April 15, Khel Witness Covered claims from Italy Manchester City and Arsenal are competing to sign him in the summer.

Inter Milan have also shown interest in the 21-year-old.

Manchester City’s move is conditional

Journalist Gianluca Di Marzio Includes a report on the Italian champions’ budget and goals for the upcoming window.

He mentioned Manchester City when discussing the latest on the Nerazzurri’s interest in Palestine.

Marco Palestra is Inter Milan’s ‘undeclared dream’ right-back target. However, a fee of €40 million will not be enough to convince Atalanta, who are waiting to find out what Manchester City plan to do.

Pep Guardiola remains in charge at the Etihad but the latest reports from the UK and Spain suggest he will leave after this season. Enzo Maresca has been without a job since leaving Chelsea earlier this year and he is in the running to replace him.

If the Italian becomes Guardiola’s successor, Manchester City could make a move for his compatriot. This is because the Premier League team is looking for a player with similar qualities to Palestra.

If Manchester City make a move, his price could rise to €50-60m, and in that case, the defender would be out of Inter Milan’s reach. In short, the Citizen San Siro could ruin the club’s signature dream.

Manchester City may need a new right-back

Pep Guardiola has two right-backs in Matheus Nunes and Rico Lewis. The latter is limited to 312 minutes from 10 league matches and can be transferred elsewhere.

Marco Palestra could definitely be an option as people feel he fits what they are looking for. The Italian has a contract until 2029, and transfer market He is worth €30 million.

In the past few months, Chelsea were in plans to sign Patrick Mercado from Independiente del Valles.

On October 7, Sports Witness Covered Claims Both the Blues and Wolves have interest in South America.

Two months earlier, the same source had reported that wolves were ahead of chelsea In the race to sign the 22-year-old.

Fast forward to February and Wednesday’s edition As Including the latest information on Chelsea when reporting Sevilla’s interest.

Chelsea will miss Mercado

The Andalusian club are also pushing the Ecuadorian international forward and have even made progress in securing his services in the winter market. However, no move was made in the last window as there were no non-EU slots vacant.

This has not stopped them from pursuing the midfielder wanted by Liam Rosenior. The newspaper now states that ‘Sevilla have beaten Chelsea and other rivals to win the race for Mercado’s signature.’

As it has now been reported the La Liga side will pay Independiente del Valles €6m for the Ecuadorian.

abc sevillaSevilla’s local newspaper supports Chelsea’s interest and then covers the latest. It has been claimed that the Spanish club have secured a pre-agreement for the player’s summer arrival.

Why is there still hope for the Blues?

However, the newspaper warns that ‘the pre-agreement comes with significant implications and conditions.’ To register the South American, Sevilla must first make changes within the club.

Since Mercado is from Ecuador, the Spanish club will have to make a non-EU slot available for him. Brazilian Marco and the Chilean pair of Alexis Sanchez and Gabriel Suazo are now in possession of it.

Maracao is in the process of obtaining a Spanish passport while Sanchez is likely to leave after this season.

Furthermore, Sevilla will need to make room in their wage bill to sign Mercado. This can be done by removing some players, which will also help them improve their financial position.

These conditions could give Chelsea time to hijack the operation from the clutches of Sevilla.