Leipzig director denies City have deal for Gvardiol: We’re ‘very far apart’

Manchester City remain “very far apart” in negotiations for defender Josko Gvardiol despite reports indicating a record-breaking deal had been reached, RB Leipzig sporting director Max Eberl said Friday.

Transfer insider Fabrizio Romano reported exclusively Wednesday that City and Leipzig had agreed to a fee – believed to be worth a record for a defender at around €100 million – and that Gvardiol had even completed the first part of his medical. Romano tweeted an update Thursday saying “tension” had developed between the two clubs during the final stage of the negotiations but reiterated that an agreement was still in place.

“A lot has been written, and the latest information about Josko surprised us all,” Eberl said, per BBC Sport. “Currently, we’re still very far

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