Friday’s edition of L’Equipe reported the three failed Manchester City offers for Benjamin Mendy.
Pep Guardiola’s determination that his club sign the fullback had left to offers of €42m, €45m, and €52.5m.
Colossal for a fullback, but still there was no agreement. The French newspaper saw no reason for panic, explaining the two clubs were getting closer and a deal would be agreed soon.
Manchester City would have to ‘enter financial galaxies almost never reached for a defender’.
In their Saturday edition, L’Equipe say the figure that has convinced Monaco is €57.5m, just a little more than City paid Tottenham for Kyle Walker, and quickly taking 
the Englishman’s record away.
Monaco appear to have had their heart set on ‘more than Kyle Walker’, and got their way.
Mendy is flying to Manchester, either this weekend or Monday at the latest, believe L’Equipe, and the whilst there’s still a few small things to tie up, the two clubs have already ‘exchanged documents’.
