City go back in for Malo Gusto
City are ready to try again for Malo Gusto in January (2). They wanted the Chelsea right-back last summer and came away empty. Now they are looking at another run at him when the window opens (2).
Enzo Maresca knows Gusto from Chelsea. That is the link, and it is the whole story for now.
Brighton 1–0 City: 21 shots, no goal
Yasin Ayari scored after 11 minutes and City never answered (3). Brighton won 1–0 at home and City had 21 attempts on the night (3).
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Rúben Dias and Matheus Nunes started (3). It did not change the result.
The pundits liked Brighton more than they liked City. Stephan Warnock praised the balance of the Brighton squad, and Danny Murphy and Warnock both called the win brave and balanced (1).
Five games, three defeats
City are still top of the Premier League on 21 points from 9 games, with a goal difference of +10. But the form line reads L W W L L.
The last five: Manchester City 2–4 Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, Manchester City 3–2 Ipswich Town, Manchester City 5–1 AEK Athens, Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester City, Manchester City 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion.
RB Leipzig away in the Champions League is next on Wednesday, then Nottingham Forest away in the league on Saturday.
Real Madrid circling Enzo Fernández
Real Madrid have gone back to their plan of signing Enzo Fernández, now at City (4). The number in the Polish report is €120m, with an eye on summer 2027 (4).
Fernández only arrived from Chelsea for £125m a few months ago. Yahoo Sports put it bluntly: he has already made his wish about his next club known (4).
City watching Bayern's 18-year-old
Lennart Karl is 18, plays for Bayern Munich, and has a €100m clause (5). City are one of the clubs watching him, along with Liverpool, Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid (5).
Karl has already played his way into the Bayern squad and won three caps for Germany (5). He also said where his heart is: "Of course Bayern are a very, very big club. It is a dream to play there. But one day I absolutely want to go to Real Madrid. That is my dream club" (5).
