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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola planning stunning £148million double swoop for Toni Kroos and Luis Suarez

Blues aim to get Real Madrid and Barca stars and not be overshadowed by Man United signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The Sun

MANCHESTER CITY boss Pep Guardiola has an audacious £148million plan to outdo Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s arrival at Manchester United.

Guardiola is planning a stunning move to get Real Madrid’s Toni Kroos  and Barcelona’s Luis Suarez to the Etihad.

 German star Toni Kroos is a target of Manchester City
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German star Toni Kroos is a target of Manchester CityCredit: Getty Images
 Luis Suarez could return to the Premier League with Man City
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Luis Suarez could return to the Premier League with Man CityCredit: AP:Associated Press

German midfielder Kroos has a £63million release clause, while former Liverpool ace Suarez has always been linked with Guardiola as his brother, Pere, is the Uruguayan striker’s agent.

To get Suarez back in the Premier League would cost City around £85million, £20m more than the Spanish champions paid for him in 2014.

Guardiola has already worked with Kroos, 26, having spent a year with him at Bayern Munich before he was sold to Real in 2014.

 Pep Guardiola is not about to be left in Manchester United's shadow
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Pep Guardiola is not about to be left in Manchester United's shadowCredit: AP:Associated Press

 

He still has four years left to run on his contract at the Bernabeu but Guardiola is keen to get his man.

Guardiola is big admirer of Suarez and has reportedly been trying to persuade him to come back to England for months.

The 29-year-old hit-man is understood to be open to the move but the his wife loves living in Spain.

City have made three signings this summer so far, with Spanish striker Nolito , German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan and Australian midfielder Aaron Mooy all arriving.

 Spain star Nolito joined Man City last week
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Spain star Nolito joined Man City last weekCredit: PA:Press Association
 Manchester City's first summer arrival Ilkay Gundogan
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Manchester City's first summer arrival Ilkay GundoganCredit: Getty Images
 Australian Aaron Mooy joined from Melbourne City
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Australian Aaron Mooy joined from Melbourne CityCredit: Getty Images AsiaPac

 

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