Get the biggest City transfer window stories, analysis and updates delivered straight to your inbox Plans for Yan Couto to join up with Manchester City this summer after an impressive loan spell with Girona look like falling foul of work permit rules.
The 19-year-old right back was picked as the best in his position in the Spanish second division after a campaign that saw City’s sister club reach the promotion play-offs - where they lost to Rayo Vallecano at the weekend.
But Couto made it plain, when he signed for the Blues, that he had pulled out of an agreed deal with Barcelona, and snubbed an offer from Bayern Munich, because he wanted to link up with Pep Guardiola.
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