Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will attempt to sign Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci in the next transfer window, according to reports.
City have seen their Premier League title all but slip through their fingers this season and a major factor in their drop off in form has been the instability of the back-line.
The Blues were already short on options following the departure of Vincent Kompany but injuries at varying points to Aymeric Laporte, John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi has forced Guardiola to adapt midfielders Fernandinho and Rodri into makeshift defenders.
The lack of coherence and consistency at the back has often proved costly and as a result defence is being touted as one of the areas Guardiola will look to strengthen
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