cheap kids football kits Benfica’s Ruben Dias and Leicester’s Caglar Soyuncu have both been linked with the club.
Their strength and quality would seem to be perfect for what City are looking for and their ages – 22 and 23 respectively– also mark them out as potential long-term partners for Laporte.
But City currently have a full quota of non-homegrown players, which is why they could potentially look at former Chelsea Academy defender Nathan Ake, who has impressed at Bournemouth.
City are also searching for a worthy successor to Sergio Aguero, with Gabriel Jesus yet to fully convince and the Argentine turning 32 in June, when he will enter the final 12 months of his contract.
Filling Aguero’s boots will not be easy but Inter’s Lautaro Martinez is cheap football shirts a possible target, even if he would not come cheap, particularly with Barcelona also interested.