Man City identify £42.8m replacement for Ake and Garcia but have competition from Man Utd

Eric Garcia is expected to leave Manchester City for Barcelona at the end of the season and the Manchester Evening News say Pau Torres is being lined up as a potential replacement. Manchester United are on the hunt for him too. Pep Guardiola isn’t short of centre-backs with Aymeric Laporte, John Stones, Nathan Ake and Ruben Dias at his disposal, but Garcia’s summer exit and Ake’s uncertain future might warrant him bringing somebody in. Where will Manchester City finish this season? The 24-year-old has risen through the youth ranks to Villarreal’s first-team and has gone on to make 74 appearances in all competitions, scoring four goals and supplying two assists (Transfermarkt).