Get the biggest City transfer window stories, pre-season news and updates delivered straight to your inbox The biggest transfer saga of the summer looks like it is about to hit a rather premature and anti-climactic end.
As Pep Guardiola closes in on the £100m signing of Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish to add to an already stacked creative front line, MEN Sport understands that will likely bring to an end their chase of England skipper Harry Kane for financial reasons.
But with Sergio Aguero already wearing his new Barcelona colours, there is a big hole in the striker position for City to contend with if Kane doesn't arrive.
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