Sunderland and Newcastle Battle for €32M-Rated Manchester City Defender

The moment that one of England's young prospects is experiencing is one of uncertainty regarding his future. A player formed in one of the best teams in the Premier League, sees his destination leaving Manchester City, and Sunderland closely follows this situation.

After not having important minutes and having exceptional talent, he is contemplating his departure, the need to measure himself hand in hand against the best in the Premier League, and not being considered by Pep Guardiola, paving the way for an imminent departure.

Sunderland seek to get close to this player, but they know that his great talent will give them a problem, thinking that the competition for this footballer will be very high, and their main competitors to obtain this player will be against direct rivals.

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Sunderland Enter the Race to Sign Rico Lewis from Manchester City

The TeamTalk newspaper has confirmed that Rico Lewis would be considering a departure from Manchester City, due to his moment with Pep Guardiola's team, where he does not see important minutes, so teams like Sunderland and Newcastle closely follow the 21-year-old Englishman.

With contract until 2030, Rico Lewis seemed shielded for Manchester City and even considered last season that he would be the starting right back of the team, but he has not had the luck of being the priority for Pep Guardiola, so now in his current season he has not had great playing minutes.

As indicated by Transfermarkt, he has played a total of approximately 1000 minutes in 21 matches played. However, this is not something positive for the 21-year-old footballer, who last season was practically a fundamental piece for the team and now watches matches most of the time from the bench.

Rico Lewis is weighing up a potential move away from Manchester City this summer as he seeks regular first-team football to reignite his career, with Newcastle United one of six Premier League clubs with confirmed interest, TEAMtalk can reveal.

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Sunderland and Newcastle United are the main teams seeking to obtain Rico Lewis, but behind them, teams like Fulham, Crystal Palace, Brentford, and Brighton also appear among the many interested, but without as much weight in the market.

His market value as indicated by Transfermarkt is €32M, which is a high price, but for Black Cats, thinking about an important investment for their project, they would be willing to purchase at this price, and thinking that Regis Le Bris seeks to have a broader squad, Lewis would be a fundamental piece for the team.

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