Ajax lead transfer chase for Man City winger amid Premier League interest
Manchester City have already raised over £150m in funds this summer from transfer deals, and could be set to add to that with interest in one of their most exciting wingers from the academy.
The Blues have already raised around £51m from academy sales this summer, topping the £50m mark for City Football Academy Graduates for the third season running. Micah Hamilton and Kane Taylor are the latest to have left, or agreed deals to leave, and they could now be followed by winger Joel Ndala
The 18-year-old was part of Pep Guardiola’s squad for the pre-season tour of the USA, and travelled with the first team for the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia last season. In pre-season he twice came off the bench in games against Celtic and Chelsea
Now he could be set for a permanent exit with Ajax and Venezia interested in the England under-18 international. MEN Sport understands there is also interest from the Premier League and elsewhere in Serie A.
Ajax last season signed City winger Carlos Borges – who now goes by Carlos Forbs – for around £17m after an electric season for City’s academy in 2022/23. Borges had a mixed season in Amsterdam as Ajax struggled, but is now a target for Wolves to replace Pedro Neto, who has joined Chelsea