#1 Manchester madness with Don Balon

We have to thank Don Balon for making this transfer rumour mill as fun as it has been.
So according to the good folks at Don Balon, Manchester City are among the many clubs that are eyeing Real Madrid’s Marco Asensio and are willing to spend over a €100 million to acquire his services. Apparently, Pep Guardiola is “convinced” that he would become a world-class player with more minutes under his belt.
Meanwhile, Don Balon have another report where they claim that Jose Mourinho is trying to hijack Atletico Madrid’s deal for Atalanta midfielder, Bryan Cristante. The player is said to have “fallen in love” with Diego Simeone, but Manchester United have made a better offer for him.
Speaking of City, the Telegraph reports that the top hierarchy of the Cityzens have held talks to discuss potential targets to improve the squad—and the names of Shakhtar midfielder Fred and West Brom’s Jonny Evans were mentioned.