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Manchester City to prioritise midfield signings this summer

Manchester City remain the slight title favourites at the moment, while they also have an FA Cup final against rivals Manchester United to look forward to again. As ever, the standards have been really high at City this season, so how do they improve on this squad for the summer?

My understanding at the moment is that midfield will be an important area to improve in the summer for Manchester City, this is the plan. They still like Lucas Paqueta of West Ham, but he’s not the only name on the list. And then also Brazilian youngster Savio will do the pre-season with Manchester City, so it will be an important opportunity for him after his spell at fellow City Group club Girona.

I’m also aware that a former City player making headlines has been Ilkay Gundogan. However, I can confirm that it’s not true that Gundogan’s Barcelona future is in doubt - he is not considering anything at this point. Gundogan remains a crucial player for Barca, Xavi is very happy with him.