City will blow up the bank for yet another defender

Manchester City have started negotiations with Sevilla regarding their French center back, Jules Kounde. According to the Daily Mail, the Spanish club has already rejected a bid from the Manchester club for £30 Million - Kounde has a buy-out clause of a staggering £69 million, which is allegedly Sevilla's demanded price.

However, Kounde himself should be interested in joining Pep Guardiola's squad, which makes Sevilla consider meeting City for an amount lower than the buy-out clause.

The 21-year-old Frenchman came to Sevilla from French Bordeaux last year in a deal worth £12 Million - the club can thus look forward to a significant profit on Kounde if they choose to sell the player to City.

As a final twist to the deal, the team from Manchester has considered integrating Nicolas Otamendi into the negotiations to dampen the high price tag.