Manchester City are interested in River Plate centre-back Lucas Martínez Quarta, reports say. The 23-year-old defender has been tracked by Inter Milan and Real Madrid, according to Calciomercato, and now City have been named as potential buyers for Quarta.
Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Real Betis are also said to be interested in the defender, who has a €22m release clause and has been a regular for River Plate over the last two seasons.
City are in the market for a new central defender to replace Vincent Kompany, who left the club last summer. Injuries to Aymeric Laporte, John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi have highlighted the need to bring in a new centre-back.
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