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Man City eye surprise transfer for Newcastle star with Pep Guardiola 'keen' on deal

Pep Guardiola is looking to reshape his Manchester City squad this summer after ending season without silverware for first time in eight years and Newcastle star Tino Livramento is admired

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 20: Pep Guardiola manager of Manchester City celebrates the second goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City FC and AFC Bournemouth at Etihad Stadium on May 20, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Molly Darlington/Copa/Getty Images)Pep Guardiola's squad will be refreshed in the coming weeks.

Pep Guardiola's squad will be refreshed in the coming weeks.(Image: Molly Darlington/Copa/Getty Images)

Manchester City are eyeing a surprise move for Newcastle defender Tino Livramento, according to reports. Pep Guardiola is looking to revamp his squad ahead of a renewed assault on all fronts next season after the club went without silverware for the first time in eight years.

And Livramento, 22, is being looked at despite Newcastle having no appetite to sell a player who has three years left on his contract, as per the Daily Mail. The ex-Chelsea academy player arrived from Southampton in 2023 for £40m and was handed a senior England call-up earlier this year.

City are also pushing ahead with a move to bring in Rayan Ait-Nouri from Wolves, with an expectation that he could sign in time for the Club World Cup later this month. City are also in talks with Lyon over a move for Rayan Cherki and they have already submitted a £55m bid for AC Milan midfielder Tijjani Reijnders.

Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak last week said City would come back stronger next season having finished 13 points behind champions Liverpool. It was the first campaign in eight that City did not win a single piece of silverware, while the club's legal battle with the Premier League rumbles on in the background.

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And Al Mubarak said: "We will be back. This season is a season that's now behind us. Today is a new day. We start working and preparing for next season. And by the way, we've been doing that since January.

"And we will take all the good things and the not so good things from this season, and learn from it, improve from it and get better.

"I can assure you, this club will do everything possible to come back to the standards that we know we all can achieve - and that we know we will achieve.

Tino Livramento during Newcastle's victory over Chelsea

Tino Livramento during Newcastle's victory over Chelsea(Image: CameraSport via Getty Images)

"Because really, if there's one thing I'd like right now, it’s to turn that page from last season and just immediately start focusing on next season. All the players, they're excited about coming back. Nobody feels good about how we finished the season.

"They want to come back, and they want to come back hungry. And I can see the hunger. Normally these players are off and they're starting to think about vacation time etc. Honestly, every player I spoke to was telling me, 'we’re coming back'.

"That's the attitude you want - and that's exactly why you see me so positive. We're going to come back strong, with a lot of positivity."

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