Perhaps City just don't have room for him? They could already field two top quality PL teams from who they have available.
Given how we generally will be aware and have interest in players for a number of years before we go for them, can’t imagine we suddenly became interested in Amrabat after 4 good games at the WC. Massively strikes of agent talk. Had a good World Cup and agent sees this as a chance to get his client one big move or a better contract while his stocks at his highest. 26 now so never going to get another chance.
yup. his agent was running this hard last January as well. it was literally nowhere until this bidding process started up.