Manchester City: Three central defenders that Guardiola should target in the next transfer window

#2 Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan)

Historically, Italian defenders have been highly regarded for their techniques throughout Europe. One such Italian defenders is AC Milan's Alessio Romagnoli.

A centre-back who has been targeted by many Italian as well as English clubs over the past couple of years, Romagnoli is touted as the next Giorgio Chiellini for the Italian national team and rightly so due to his strong defensive capabilities as well as his ability to lead from the back.

One of the most important qualities why the 24 year old would be a perfect fit for Manchester City is the fact that he suits the club's on-field playing philosophy - quick transition from defense to offence.

The Italian has been highly rated since his Roma and Sampdoria days for his ability to quickly turn the game from his own defensive half to the opponent's half, which is a quality Pep Guardiola would want in any of his defenders.

Romagnoli has been valued at €50 million but might be worth every penny for the Premier League Champions.

#1 Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan)

Slovakian centre-back Milan Skriniar has been another big name making headlines during f the transfer window this year.

An interesting piece of trivia is the fact that Skriniar and second-listed Romagnoli have a lot of things in common - both of them are 24 years old, have played for Sampdoria, now play in Milan and have an extremely similar playing style.

The Inter defender has a strong sense of passing the ball and playing from the back, which is a quality Guardiola will be excited about if the Slovakian switches Milan for Manchester in January.

Skriniar likes to play short passes and has great tackling abilities which will be of great help to City's new signing Rodri who can use the supply from Skriniar to dictate the play from the defensive-midfield position.

The officials at the Etihad would have to really empty their bank for Skriniar if they chase him in the upcoming transfer window, as he has been valued at €60 million and is part of the squad revamp plans of new Inter boss Antonio Conte.