{"id":1917,"date":"2026-08-04T23:31:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T23:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1917"},"modified":"2026-08-04T23:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T23:31:27","slug":"man-city-make-move-to-sign-chelsea-star-shoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1917","title":{"rendered":"Man City make move to sign Chelsea star | Shoot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shoot.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3DDDH8Y-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Man City make move to sign Chelsea star | Shoot\" title=\"Man City make move to sign Chelsea star | Shoot\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester City will hope to recover from their penalty shootout defeat against Serie A champions Inter Milan when they face a K-League All Stars side on Wednesday. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Citizens were held to a 1-1 draw by Inter on Saturday, before the Italian outfit ran out 3-1 winners on penalties.<\/p>\n<p>New head coach Enzo Maresca will be desperate to see his side improve on Wednesday, before another friendly against Atletico Madrid on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, it appears that City are making a move to sign a winger from one of their Premier League rivals.<\/p>\n<p>As per <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/2084675755095597229?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, Man City have made contact with the representatives of Chelsea winger Pedro Neto about a potential deal.<\/p>\n<p>The Portugal international \u2013 who was part of Roberto Martinez\u2019s squad for the World Cup earlier this summer \u2013 joined the Blues from Wolves back in 2024 having impressed hugely during his time at Molineux.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_126932\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoot.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3D954M7-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-126932\" class=\"size-large wp-image-126932\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shoot.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3D954M7-1024x712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shoot.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3D954M7-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shoot.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3D954M7-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shoot.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3D954M7-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shoot.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3D954M7-1536x1068.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shoot.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3D954M7-2048x1424.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-126932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neto is a target for Manchester City (Photo: PA Images\/Alamy)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since arriving in the capital, though, the Portuguese has scored just 19 goals in 103 games for Chelsea across all competitions, as well as registering the same number of assists.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian journalist claims that City are keen to lure Neto to the Etihad, where he would work with former Chelsea boss Maresca who he worked under during the Italian\u2019s time at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Neto\u2019s contract with Chelsea is set to run until the end of the 2030\/31 campaign, and Romano claims that the likelihood of a deal depends largely on how much Chelsea will demand for the player.<\/p>\n<p>City\u2019s interest in Neto stems from uncertainty surrounding the future of Savinho, who is a target for Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n<p>If the Brazilian departs City, Romano claims that the Manchester club have placed Neto high on their list of possible replacements.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- Article End -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City will hope to recover from their penalty shootout defeat against Serie A champions Inter Milan when they face a K-League All Stars side on Wednesday. The Citizens were held to a 1-1 draw by Inter on Saturday, before the Italian outfit ran out 3-1 winners on penalties. 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