City to make Skriniar the most expensive defender in history

The latest news is Skriniar is likely to leave the Italian side and make his way to the Premier League champions, with no obvious obstacles so far. Manchester City are preparing to fork out a huge sum for his arrival.

Guardiola seems extremely keen to tie down the defender, as are the majority of Europe's big clubs.

According to 'Tuttosport and 'Il Corriere dello Sport', City want to renew their defence with the arrival of a impact player and who will look to lead the defence over the coming years.

Inter are more than willing to let him go, since City's offer pushes 100 million euros, which would make Skriniar the world's most expensive defender.

For the moment, this statistic is held by Virgil van Dijk, for whom Liverpool paid 85 million a year and a half ago.