Josko Gvardiol

Manchester City have agreed a 90m euro fee (£77m) with RB Leipzig for Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol. The deal for the 21-year-old does not include add-ons, meaning the £80m Manchester United paid Leicester City for Harry Maguire in 2019 remains the British record for a defender. He has been a key player for Leipzig in the 87 games he played for them since signing from Dynamo Zagreb in 2021. It is expected Gvardiol will fly to England for a medical later this week The deal looked unlikely to be agreed last week when Leipzig insisted they would not sell for…

Manchester City are working to sign RB Leipzig's Josko Gvardiol - but the German club want at least 100m euros (£85.77m) for the Croatia defender. City boss Pep Guardiola is a big admirer of the 21-year-old centre-back, who starred at the World Cup last year. BBC Sport has been told contact has been made between City and Gvardiol's camp. Gvardiol has a release clause in excess of 110m euros (£94.35m), which can be triggered next summer. It means Leipzig are not willing to let him leave 12 months early for a significantly smaller amount. Gvardiol made 41 appearances for Leipzig…