Otamendi Undergoes Manchester City Medical

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

The 27-year-old had been tipped to join City’s fierce rivals Manchester United for much of the summer – as per the Daily Mirror – however, he now looks set to line up on the blue side of Manchester instead.

Although the Manchester club are owed the bulk of around £23m from Valencia for the fee agreed for Alvaro Negredo, they may be better off looking elsewhere and investing in youth.

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

De Bruyne and his representatives are both keen for him to join City despite Wolfsburg being ready to double his wages, but sealing the deal is proving hard. This for a player entering his peak years as a footballer may seem plenty of money to pay, especially after just one successful season with Spanish club, Valencia.

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.

The club are due to announce the completion of the transfer in the next 24 hours.

Otamendi reportedly flew in to Manchester today to complete his move and was at the Wilmslow hospital in Manchester undergoing his medical after flying in with his agent, Jorde Mendes on Monday night to finalize the personal terms of the deal. “He is a young player, and has shown that he is ready for such a huge game”.