Brazilian side Athletico-PR are trying to sign Kayky from Manchester City, using former City midfielder Fernandinho as a go-between.
That’s according to Premier League Brasil, who report that Athletico are trying to sign the youngster on loan from Manchester City this summer.
They explain that the 21-year-old striker is in the final stages of recovering from a cruciate ligament injury picked up in July last year while on loan with Bahia.
The club want to offer him the chance to bounce back in his home country and have already made initial moves to try and get him on loan from Manchester City.
They’ve already held first contacts with those in charge at the Etihad and are using Fernandinho ‘as a bridge for the businesses. If the Premier League champions are willing to let the striker go, Furacão have made it clear they would be willing to sign him.
Sparta Rotterdam and Shakhtar Donetsk have both already shown an interest in a loan deal, with Manchester City’s €10m asking price for a permanent transfer.
Should they not be an option and a return to Brazil is presented, then the priority would be Bahia, who are a part of the City Football Group.
A deal is not being pushed for now as he steps up his recovery from injury, with him now in the final stages of that and focusing on ‘muscle strengthening and balance’. That’s the riskiest part of the process and so there is a desire to take things slowly.
Athletico are trying their luck, nonetheless, perhaps hoping Fernandinho can use his contacts to sway the thinking in their favour.
