Manchester City pushed to sign Pavlovic since March with €100m offer

Manchester City held concrete talks to sign Bayern Munich midfielder Pavlovic from March, offering up to €100m before signing other targets.

Manchester City pursued Bayern Munich's Aleksandar Pavlovic with concrete negotiations from March onwards, informing Bayern they were prepared to pay up to €100m. Pavlovic was reportedly honoured by the interest and considered the move, though City ultimately signed other midfield targets including Bouaddi and Fernandez instead.