Three alternatives to Marc Cucurella for Man City

Manchester City's hopes of luring Brighton & Hove Albion left-back Marc Cucurella to the Etihad Stadium appear to have hit a stumbling block.

Pep Guadiola has identified the 24-year-old as his top target to replace Oleksandr Zinchenko following his move to Arsenal.

The Citizens are understood to have seen two bids for the Spaniard worth £30m and £40m rejected by Brighton, who are unwilling to entertain offers below their £50m asking price.

Cucurella has since <a href="/football/man-city/transfer-talk/news/brightons-cucurella-hands-in-transfer-request-amid-man-city-links_491134.html">handed in a transfer request</a> to try to force through a move to City, but negotiations between Brighton and the Premier League champions have allegedly . . .