Manchester City are about to sign a reported Manchester United target

According to Spanish outlet AS, the centre-back asked to be excused from training as he was not in the right frame of mind.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side host Monaco in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier on Wednesday and Barragan claims that the potential departure of his teammate is not a problem.

Long time Manchester United target Nicolas Otamendi could be about to move to the Premier League, but reports suggest that he is not heading to Old Trafford.

Manchester United and Manchester City have both been credited with an interest in the 27-year-old with the Express reporting over the weekend that the two clubs had submitted formal offers for his signature.

The Premier League giants are also interested in signing Wolfsburg’s Kevin De Bruyne and will break the bank to land the former Chelsea man.

Otamendi’s agent Jorge Mendes was recently pictured in Manchester – believed to be finalizing the deal and now, even the defender has arrived in England to undergo a medical at City.

“We have been preparing the game for days without the option of Otamendi”.

Otamendi set for Man City?

The Spaniard spent last season on loan at the club and they have the obligation to purchase him on a permanent basis this summer with the deal costing £23.8m.

The highly-rated centre-back was also a member of the Argentina team that finished runners-up to Chile in the Copa America last month.

“Any player who has got good ability in one-to-one situations and brings a goal-scoring threat can find a big role”.

Expect the clubs to reach a new agreement before the end of the transfer window. “He is a young player, and has shown that he is ready for such a huge game”.