Sources: Man City have astonishing £200m plan to re-sign two of their former stars

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18 Jan 2024, 1:30 am

Man City have a strong interest in bringing Tottenham ace Pedro Porro back to the club ahead of the summer, sources have told Football Insider.

It is also believed that they are keeping close tabs on another of their former players, the Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz.

Porro and Luiz were sold by the Citizens in 2022 and 2019 respectively but are now on the radar for what would be astonishing and huge-priced returns to the Etihad.

Porro remained in the City Group family when he moved from Girona to Pep Guardiola's side for a reported £11million in the summer of 2019 but made no competitive appearances.

The right-back has thrived at Tottenham since making his initial January 2023 loan move from Sporting Lisbon permanent last summer, scoring once and providing 8 assists from 21 appearances in all competitions this season.

Luiz similarly made no appearances in Manchester but was loaned from City to Girona for two seasons before making a permanent move to Aston Villa for a reported £15million in 2019.

The Brazilian has emerged as one of the league's best midfielders since the arrival of Unai Emery and is expected to fetch a huge fee if the Villans sell.

As revealed by Football Insider (17 January), Villa will demand a fee of around £100million in the summer window for the 25-year-old.

Sources also told Football Insider (15 January) that both Liverpool and Barcelona are in the race for Luiz, while Arsenal have been long-term admirers.

Both Porro and Luiz are valued at around the £100m mark by their respective clubs.

Man City sit second in the Premier League after their 3-2 victory over Newcastle United and are just two points from top-of-the-league Liverpool.

They next face Spurs in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Friday 26 January.

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