How long will it take for Manchester City to find a replacement for Fernandinho! He’s 34-years-old in May and Tanguy Ndombele is the perfect fit to take his spot, so the club certainly need to stump up the cash quickly.

Last summer was a disaster as far as a midfielder was concerned. First it was Manchester United's Fred, then Chelsea's Jorginho, and one by one the rumours were proven untrue or City simply missed out. The fact of the matter is that it’s not good enough to only have one trustworthy, natural defensive midfielder at the club when you’re trying to win all four trophies.

This should have been sorted months ago, but City now find themselves looking at another option reportedly Lyon’s Tanguy Ndombele. The Metro have claimed his club has slapped an £80m price tag on him, but the Premier League champions only value him at £60m if the report is to be believed.

Yes, no one likes to see clubs splashing money for the sake of it, but in truth, City just need to pay the cash and stop playing hardball.

The club have a reputation of not caring about transfer fees, but since their first trophy in 2011, that’s been far from the truth. The club had to spend stupid money to attract players from 2008 until the FA Cup win, but now they’re wary of seeming like fools.

Just look at the missed opportunities with Alexis Sanchez and Jorginho.

That’s a good position to be in, where you can afford to stick to your principles and not budge over your own valuation, but the Fernandinho situation needs to be sorted this summer and the club know it.

City should pay whatever it costs to bring Ndombele to the Etihad as he’d be the perfect replacement for the Brazilian. He’s strong, energetic and has great vision to break the press, as well as being able to offer a different dynamic in the final third. He proved that in both Champions League games against Pep Guardiola’s men this season.

City know what he’s capable of and at 22-years-old the initial investment, even if that is £80m, will be worth it ten times over in a decade.

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