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title: "Man City: Fans want to sign Alex Grimaldo"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/man-city-citizens-pep-guardiola-alex-grimaldo-etihad-stadium-benjamin-mendy-oleksandr-zinchenko/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Manchester City Football Club"
published: "2021-08-01T11:30:36Z"
modified: "2021-08-01T11:30:36Z"
---

# Man City: Fans want to sign Alex Grimaldo

**Manchester City fans want to sign Alex Grimaldo this summer after they were linked with a move for the left-back.**

The Citizens are preparing for the new campaign as they look for more silverware. Last term, they won both the Premier League and the League Cup, but their 1-0 defeat to Chelsea in the final of the Champions League in Porto means they have something fresh to aim for once the new season gets under way.

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At left-back, City do not quite have the same quality as in other positions. There, Oleksandr Zinchenko is the first-choice option, but he is naturally a midfielder, while Benjamin Mendy has failed to live up to the expectations set when he signed for the Etihad Stadium outfit in 2017 for a huge £52m ([BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40691689)). As such, the Citizens have opened negotiations with Benfica for Grimaldo, [according to Pedro Almeida](https://twitter.com/pedrogva6/status/1421544418042069006?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1421544418042069006%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.caughtoffside.com%2F2021%2F07%2F31%2Fman-city-target-alex-grimaldo%2F). The Portuguese outfit are said to be looking for €30m (£25.6m).

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The news [was shared on Twitter by @City\_Xtra](https://twitter.com/City_Xtra/status/1421546581459939329), and it attracted plenty of attention from the City supporters. They took to the social media platform to share their thoughts.

### **Let’s see what the fans had to say about the Grimaldo link below**

**“Why did we ever question txiki”**

Credit: [@FredrikRenman](https://twitter.com/FredrikRenman/status/1421565493136211969)

**“€30M? Sign him up!”**

Credit: [@Mike\_MCFC\_](https://twitter.com/Mike_MCFC_/status/1421553984284864517)

**“Let’s SIGN HIM”**

Credit: [@forrest76768660](https://twitter.com/forrest76768660/status/1421558152487743496)

**“Will be a Really Good signing if we pull this off”**

Credit: [@13Uwais](https://twitter.com/13Uwais/status/1421547150282997769)

**“That would be an amazing deal”**

Credit: [@elton\_dwyer](https://twitter.com/elton_dwyer/status/1421645143753510916)

**“bargain”**

Credit: [@Thebigkun](https://twitter.com/Thebigkun/status/1421546661504077824)

***In other news, [Man City fans were gutted at this transfer news.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-city-news/man-city-the-citizens-pep-guardiola-lukas-nmecha-wolfsburg-porto-chelsea-champions-league/)***