Gianluigi Donnarumma transfer price slashed as Man City one step away from securing deal

Manchester City target Gianluigi Donnarumma can leave Paris St Germain for as little as £26million - after the European champions slashed their asking price.

Donnarumma, 26, wants to move to City, but the Blues will only move for the Italy star if they can agree a fee with Galatasaray for their long-standing No.1 Ederson.

Ederson sat out City's first two games of the new season while his future remains unresolved, with Galatasaray having failed with an initial offer of £8.5m for the Brazil international.

City are looking for at least double that figure for the 32-year-old, who has been Pep Guardiola's first-choice goalkeeper since joining from Benfica for £35m in 2017.

Any deal for Donnarumma is dependent on Ederson leaving, with City expecting a second improved bid from Galatasaray this week.

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If a fee can be agreed with Galatasaray for Ederson, City will move swiftly to conclude a deal for Donnarumma, who has lost his first-choice status at PSG to Lucas Chevalier.

PSG initially wanted as much as £40m for Donnarumma, but with time running out before transfer deadline day on Monday, the reigning Champions League holders have revised their asking price.

James Trafford, 22, who rejoined City from Burnley this summer in a £27m deal, started both Premier League games for Guardiola's side this season, but was at fault for Tottenham's second goal in a 2-0 defeat at the Etihad on Saturday.

However, Guardiola was quick to defend Trafford after the game and stated: "He made a good first game and I decided to continue. When I take decisions in the first part of the season – for all the players you play one or two [games] – everyone thinks: 'OK, this is the starting lineup'. It was just today I decided that."

He continued: "We missed the simple things. The effort and running is extraordinary and I have no doubts about that. We created chances, we created enough. It happened, it's football. It's just the second game.

"The last game versus Wolves everyone said everything was fine, but I said: 'It's just the first game.' It's the same now. We have to improve. Step by step until we make it click and have good connections. Now, we have seven days of rest and then it is Brighton."

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