Earlier this month, Real Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay and sporting director Roberto Olabe flew to England to hold talks with Manchester City over signing Sergio Gómez.
Five days ago, Noticias de Gipuzkoa stated the left-back is ‘very close’ to joining the La Liga side.
On Monday, we covered claims from Spain that some Manchester City coaches aren’t in favour of letting the 23-year-old leave in the summer window.
AS say Real Sociedad have ‘total understanding’ with Gómez, whether it’s a permanent transfer or loan deal, and they now have to find an agreement with the Premier League winners.
Gómez’s game time has been restricted since he joined Manchester City from Anderlecht in 2022, and he seems to be favouring a move to the Spanish club.
Having invested €15m to buy him, Pep Guardiola’s side are requesting the same figure to sell the fullback. Real Sociedad aren’t willing to buy and their intention is to sign him on loan with a purchase option.
La Real’s task has become complicated because two clubs have shown interest in the player.
AC Milan are one of them, and Mundo say these two sides are prepared to meet the €15m fee requested by Manchester City.
Gómez’s desire is to join the San Sebastian club, and the newspaper says this is an ‘asset’ for them in talks. He may change his mind if Real Sociedad fail to convince Manchester City in the coming weeks.
