Man City join transfer chase for Brighton star and World Cup winner Mac Allister and could also snare Seagulls team-mate

MANCHESTER CITY are reportedly interested in bringing two Brighton players to the Etihad next season as they set their summer transfer plans.

According to the City are looking at luring both Alexis Mac Allister and Julio Enciso away from the South Coast.

Mac Allister has been linked with an array of top clubs following his superb World Cup winning exploits with Argentina.

Enciso has shone for Brighton since he joined the club from Paraguayan first division side Libertad in the summer.

The 19-year-old has scored three goals and registered two assists in his 18 Premier League games for the Seagulls.

The Mirror have reported that Mac Allister and Enciso are on the list of players drawn up by Pep Guardiola and City’s sporting director Txiki Begiristain.

The Brighton pair could be considered replacements for Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo Silva, who according to reports are expected to leave the Etihad in the summer.

City are fresh off the back of a third consecutive Premier League title and will be a desirable destination for any player, but they will face competition for the signature of Mac Allister.

The 24-year-old has been linked with a move to Liverpool for a long time and is said to be very close to completing his transfer to Merseyside.

Chelsea have also been reported as interested in the midfielder, but may struggle to attract him without European football and such an inflated squad.

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Mac Allister has scored 10 goals and assisted a further two in the league this season and will likely command a huge fee if he does leave Brighton, with his contract not due to expire until 2025.

It is also reported that City are interested in Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich and RB Leipzig’s Josko Gvardiol in the summer window too.