Manchester City overtake Liverpool in signing Mitoma

Manchester City are ready to make a shock move for Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma.

Pep Guardiola wants to bring in the Japanese winger in the January transfer window, to bolster their attacking options.

Liverpool are also top contenders for the Japanese signature. Howbeit, Man City seems to be winning the race for the striker. It is yet to be known if he will change his mind pending on the terms of agreement.

Mitoma enjoyed an impressive 2022/23 season, scoring 10 and assisting eight in 41 appearances for the Seagulls.

Manchester City are ready to make a shock move for Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma.

Pep Guardiola wants to bring in the Japanese winger in the January transfer window, to bolster their attacking options.

Mitoma enjoyed an impressive 2022/23 season, scoring 10 and assisting eight in 41 appearances for the Seagulls.

His form was always likely to bring interest from bigger clubs, and according to reports from Sportsmole, City are seriously interested in signing the 26-year-old.

Manchester United are also believed to be interested in Mitoma, but the Premier League champions will undoubtedly be the favourites to land his signature.

However, Brighton have made a habit of selling off their prized assets for huge profits, so Mitoma certainly won’t come cheap.

There is a feeling of ‘hope’ in a tactical sense at Manchester City concerning Erling Haaland ahead of their showdown with Arsenal on Sunday, a new report has detailed.

The Norway international has struggled to impose himself in recent matches for the Treble winners, and despite his impressive start to the season on a goalscoring front, many have expected the 23-year-old to have notched many more times than he already has.

For those watching Manchester City’s recent performances closely, it is widely understood that Erling Haaland’s problems to score more often in recent matches have stemmed from opposition sides double-marking Pep Guardiola’s frontman.

While that has been a problem for the Norwegian in an individual sense, Erling Haaland’s presence drawing in multiple players at once has allowed for his Manchester City teammates to find pockets of space themselves to take advantage of.

Ahead of the weekend’s top of the table showdown with Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, there is reportedly a belief within Manchester City that things could change for Erling Haaland in offering the chance to find more chances himself.

As reported in a recent article by Jack Gaughan of MailSport, Erling Haaland will unsurprisingly lead the line for Manchester City against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

It Is further detailed that there is a hope within Manchester City that Arsenal’s expansive style will offer more space for Erling Haaland in attacking situations, and as such offer more of a threat for Pep Guardiola’s squad than compared to recent outings.

Erling Haaland is likely to be complimented by Julian Alvarez in attack on Sunday, as the Argentina star looks to build further on the remarkable start to the season he has registered for himself.

Alvarez is one of several attacking and midfield players for Manchester City that have capitalised on Erling Haaland drawing in opposition defenders, as the former River Plate man notched once again in front of goal on Wednesday night.

Julian Alvarez provided the decisive strike against RB Leipzig that put Manchester City back ahead in the UEFA Champions League contest, before Jeremy Doku added to the scoring to complete a 1-3 away victory in a game where Erling Haaland remained goalless