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·4 December 2022

Man City 'keeping tabs' on 34-goal star who could follow Haaland pathway

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Manchester City will be keeping tabs on RB Salzburg andSwitzerland centre-forward Noah Okafor, in a bid to welcome another young star to Pep Guardiola’s squad at the Etihad Stadium, according to journalist Pete O’Rourke.

The youngster has been on World Cup duty over the past couple of weeks with Murat Yakin’s A-Team Nati squad.


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Man City transfer news – Noah Okafor

According to the Manchester Evening News, Okafor has been linked with a move to City for several weeks and could be available for £30m.

Speaking to Sky Sport Austria RB Salzburg sporting director Christoph Freund said “I’m not ruling it out” when asked about the possibility of the club selling the 22-year-old.

A report by Calciomercato in Italy has also suggested that AC Milan could be in the hunt for the starlet’s signature, suggesting that Guardiola’s side could face competition from Europe’s top clubs.

And O’Rourke is sure that City and several of Europe’s elite sides could be keeping tabs on Okafor ahead of the January transfer window.

What has O’Rourke said about Man City and Okafor

O’Rourke told GIVEMESPORT: “I’m sure Manchester City will be keeping tabs on Okafor, as will several top European clubs as well because I don’t expect RB Salzburg to keep hold of him for much longer.

“He will probably want to move to one of the bigger European leagues in the near future.”

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Would Okafor be a good signing for Man City?

Despite not having made the move to the Etihad Stadium directly from Salzburg, City have already had success with recruiting forward’s from the Austrian side, with Erling Haaland having made the £51.2m move to Manchester this summer, as per BBC Sport.

The Binningen-born striker has been on fire this season, having scored ten goals and provided two assists in 22 appearances in all competitions for Salzburg this campaign according to Transfermarkt, and has scored 34 goals during his time with the Austrian club.

Despite there likely being a huge difference in standard between the Austrian Bundesliga and the Premier League, the starlet has also shown his form in the Champions League having scored three goals in the competition’s group phase according to Transfermarkt, including a goal in the side’s 1-1 draw at Chelsea.The 11-time Switzerland international will be an unfamiliar name to Manchester City fans, but with the club’s successful track record at recruiting young starlets, such as Julián Álvarez from River Plate, supporters of the current Premier League champions will have full faith in the club’s recruitment process ahead of the second half of the campaign.

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