Here are the Manchester City morning headlines for Friday, April 17. How Fred move was scuppered Fred’s agent has revealed that Manchester City made a move to sign him – six months before he completed his transfer to rivals United.
Jose Mourinho spent £52million on bringing Fred from Shakhtar Donetsk to Old Trafford in the summer of 2018 – but Pep Guardiola wanted to bring him to England several months prior to that, as the MEN reported at the time. “I invited some friends who played in major European clubs, who were references in certain countries, and showed them a partnership project,” said agent Fabio Mello. "That’s when Fred’s project came.
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