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#2 Man City send Japanese defender, Itakura on loan immediately after signing him
According to the Kyodo News Sports, Manchester City has sent Ko Itakura on loan to Dutch team FC Groningen.
He will play for the Dutch side until summer 2020 and would reunite with fellow Japanese Ritsu Doan. Groningen is currently 15th in the table and struggling to get any momentum this season.
Itakura said -
I'm going to put myself in a high-growth environment and push myself forward.
#1 Barcelona faces competition from Man City for Adrion Rabiot
Manchester City's lookout for a central midfielder would continue until they find a suitable replacement for Fernandinho. According to the City Watch, the Citizens have made a bid for France and PSG midfielder, Adrion Rabit who has drawn interest from all corners of Europe.
It's believed that Spanish giants, Barcelona were the favourites to sign the Frenchman until Man City, Chelsea and Bayern Munich made bids for the midfielder. Rabiot spent some time in City's academy as a youth and Guardiola could accept the prospect of making him the future No. 6.
Rabiot is a free agent in June but valued at £15m in January.
