One of Manchester City’s recruitment ploys that has set them apart from the rest across English football in recent years is their acquisitions of top-class young talent.
Players like Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Julian Alvarez stand out, who all went on to become key contributors to Pep Guardiola’s success.
In January, Manchester City signed the likes of Vitor Reis and Abdukodir Khusanov — two young defenders who have shown shades of becoming stars in the future.
Savinho, who Tottenham are targeting is just 21 and in his debut season, the Brazilian looked very promising as well.
Man City target Rodrigo Mora nominated for 2025 Kopa Trophy
While Roma’s £29 million bid to sign Claudio Echeverri, who has made a sole appearance for Manchester City is reflective of how talented he is.
Porto midfielder Rodrigo Mora has caught Manchester City’s eye as well, who has a £60.3 million release clause in his contract and could leave the Portuguese giants this summer.
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Mora has been nominated for the 2025 Kopa Trophy, which illustrates why Pep Guardiola and Co have been scouting for a while.
The 18-year-old has been nominated alongside other prodigies such as Lamine Yamal, Joao Neves, Kenan Yildiz, Pau Cubarsi, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Desire Doue, Willian Estevao, Ayyoub Bouaddi and Dean Huijsen.
Man City’s Premier League rivals are leading Rodrigo Mora race
However, the report that disclosed Manchester City’s interest in signing Mora also revealed that Arsenal and Manchester United are keen on his signature.
Mikel Arteta’s side are believed to be leading the race to sign Mora.
Rodrigo Mora in action during Porto vs FC Twente
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The reason behind the Gunners being the frontrunners is that they have expressed the most interest out of the Portuguese number 10’s suitors to secure his services.
While Mora is an exciting talent, Manchester City already have attacking midfielders like Rayan Cherki, Phil Foden, Oscar Bobb and Sverre Nypan on their books and as a result, it may not be the end of the world if they miss out on his signing.