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James McAtee is being monitored by a number of Bundesliga golf equipment, together with Eintracht Frankfurt, RB Leipzig and Stuttgart, with Manchester Metropolis valuing the 22-year-old at a minimal of £25m.
One other German membership, Borussia Dortmund, have him on their checklist of potential recruits to switch Jamie Gittens, who’s poised to signal for Chelsea, whereas Bayer Leverkusen have beforehand assessed the Salford-born ahead.
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Any deal to purchase McAtee would begin at about £25m and embody a buy-back clause for Metropolis. As he has entered the final yr of his contract on the Etihad Stadium, a mortgage deal isn’t an choice.
McAtee’s inventory has risen after captaining England Beneath-21s to their 3-2 Euro 2025 closing triumph in opposition to Germany in Bratislava on Saturday.
Final season McAtee made 27 appearances and scored seven objectives in all competitions underneath Pep Guardiola because the Metropolis squad was riven by accidents. He beforehand made 75 appearances on mortgage at Sheffield United throughout two seasons from 2022 to 2024, scoring 14 objectives.
Earlier than the victory in opposition to Germany McAtee was requested about main Lee Carsley’s facet on the match relatively than being with Metropolis on the Membership World Cup within the US. He mentioned: “It’s a troublesome one to reply however I don’t remorse my choice in any respect.”
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