Porto want to secure Mangala’s return

According to a recent report from Sky Sports, Porto have expressed their interest in going after Eliaquim Mangala during the summer transfer window. The defender made the move to City from Porto for a fee of around £32 million back in 2014, but has only made four Premier League starts under the guidance of Pep Guardiola. The club are hoping to sign another defender during the summer in order to replace Vincent Kompany, which would only serve to push Mangala further down the pecking order. Mangala is considered to be a very underrated defender by most, but even with that being the case, it doesn’t feel like there’s any value in him staying at City as Pep tends to make his mind up pretty quickly about players he likes and doesn’t.

If he does return to Porto, it’s a virtual certainty that he’d be one of the most prevalent members of the first team squad once again.