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Manchester City will battle with Liverpool for the signing of Ryan Gravenberch with the Premier League duo set to miss out on Jude Bellingham.
Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Bellingham appears to be edging closer to a move to Real Madrid, dashing hopes of a switch to the English top flight.
City, along with Liverpool, were keen on the 19-year-old but will now turn their attentions to Bayern Munich’s Dutch international Gravenberch.
The Netherlands international’s future in Bavaria is uncertain after difficult first season since joining from Ajax last summer.
Jurgen Klopp’s men were said to be pursuing a move for the 20-year-old after also pulling out of the race for Bellingham — but they will now face stiff competition from their wealthy rivals.
A report in the Sunday Mirror claims Gravenberch is on Pep Guardiola’s list of potential reinforcements as he looks to strengthen his midfield over the summer.
Both Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo Silva have been linked with the exit door, while Kalvin Phillips has struggled since joining from Leeds at the start of the campaign.
Gravenberch has made 21 Bundesliga appearances this season but just two of those have come from the start.
But the 11-cap international still has a strong reputation from his time in the Eredivisie and is expected to garner plenty of interest should he leave Germany during the off-season.
In other news
West Ham are keen on out-of-favour City ace Phillips as well as right-back Kyle Walker, according to 90min.
Spanish media claim Brazilian winger Raphinha is open to leaving Barcelona this summer with Arsenal, Chelsea and Newcastle all interested in the former Leeds man.
The Gunners think they are well placed to sign Declan Rice from West Ham this summer, the Daily Star on Sunday have indicated.
