Get the biggest City transfer window stories, analysis and updates delivered straight to your inbox Kieran Trippier would have been the perfect fit for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.
The Atletico Madrid star, currently a key member of Gareth Southgate’s England squad as they head into the Euro 2020 final, has all the attributes the Blues boss wants in a full back.
He is defensively sound, has a dream of a right foot, is aggressive and combative without the ball, and has all the technical ability needed to step into midfield and create, in the manner of Joao Cancelo or Aleks Zinchenko.
The only shame is that he was long gone before Guardiola took over, one of the 11 players at the tournament who were either a product of, or played in,
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk