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Manchester City are now giving serious consideration to meeting the asking price of an England international. The club are on the verge of completing their biggest sale ever. Earlier this week, a deal was agreed to sell Julian Alvarez to Atletico Madrid for up to £82 million. That deal smashes the previous club record £50 million paid by Chelsea to sign Raheem Sterling, and the talk has been rife about who could come in as the replacement for Alvarez. Pep Guardiola may well wish to look within. He has now made James McAtee a new first-team option, and Oscar Bobb could also play a greater role …

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