Manchester City Transfer News: Latest Rumours on Gianluigi Donnarumma and Pepe

AC Milan are reportedly ready to hand Manchester City target Gianluigi Donnarumma a new long-term contract worth £42.5 million to see off interest in the goalkeeper. Elsewhere, the Citizens will have to face a host of Serie A giants to land veteran Pepe.

According to Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport (h/t Daily Star’s Alex Wood), the Rossoneri are aiming to tie down Donnarumma with a bumper deal worth an astronomical £42.5 million.

Calciomercato.com (h/t Wood) mentioned City as one of the parties interested in the 17-year-old after seeing summer signing and current No. 1 Claudio Bravo struggle to impress during his short stay at the Etihad Stadium thus far.

Donnarumma saved a spot-kick in Milan’s penalty-shootout victory over Juventus in the Supercoppa Italiana last Friday, and BigSport illustrated his importance to his club’s cause:

Gigi Donnarumma:Games: 38 👤Clean sheets: 16 ✋Trophies: 1 🏆He’s still only 17! 😳 pic.twitter.com/e4TE9VMb3U

— BigSport (@BigSportGB) December 24, 2016

So it’s little wonder that City might look to the Italian as a potential upgrade over Bravo, who has drawn major criticism since joining from Barcelona for a fee of £13.75 million, per the Guardian’s Jamie Jackson.

Completing a move for Donnarumma …

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