It has been reported that Manchester City view £80 million as too “excessive” an asking price for a player in the Premier League they are targeting. The consensus seems to be that Pep Guardiola’s men have no qualms about paying any fee to sign any player they aim to in the transfer window. But if that was the case, City would not have pulled out of moves they were interested in on as many occasions. Case in point, Declan Rice last summer. It was revealed in June that after Arsenal bid £105 million to sign the former West Ham United midfielder, City decided to walk away from the deal. The prosp…
