Brighton never confirmed an official asking price
to Manchester City and were heavily reluctant to engage in an open dialogue regarding the player.The details of Manchester City's pursuit of Marc Cucurella and why it fell apart have started to come to the surface in recent days, and a lot of it may have fell on the side of the selling club. Despite numerous reports suggesting Brighton had asked for
50million, the club never officially gave a specific fee to Manchester City.City were only willing to pay up to 40million for the player, but believed up until this week that a compromise could be reached between the clubs.According to of Brighton never officially revealed a specific figure in regards to Marc Cucurella, and were reluctant the engage in an open dialogue
with the club regarding the player.Cucurella was identified as a number one target a number of months ago by Guardiola, and the club and manager are disappointed to have mi sed out on him.The Spaniard is now set to sign for Chelsea, although reports of a full agreement at this stage were
quickly denied by Brighton last night, sparking questions online about whether Manchester City had hijacked the deal again.Scroll to ContinueBut the Manchester club are already searching for alternatives to Marc Cucurella, with Borna Sosa emerging as a target according to City are also close to the signing of Sergio Gomez from Anderlecht, but it is now
thought to be a signing for the first-team as of now, and will be a player for the future. Read More Manchester City Coverage:
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