Transfer rumour: Destiny Udogie from Tottenham to Manchester City

Will Destiny Udogie leave Tottenham and join Man City?

Man City's pursuit of Destiny Udogie reaches new heights. Numerous reports indicating a 80% probability of the verdediger making the switch to his potential new club. Here is why.

Man City has often bought players who are approximately the same age as the current age of Destiny Udogie (23).
Man City has often bought players whose potential (FT Skill) is comparable to the potential of Destiny Udogie.
The absence of key players at Man City who play in the same position as Destiny Udogie increases his chances of playing a significant role in the short term and allows him to establish himself as a valuable asset in Man City's squad.

Transfer Logic score:

Pros

Comparable age to previously attracted players
Comparable potential to previously attracted players
Missing star player in position on team
Few better competitors for position (Josko Gvardiol)
Not many competitors with higher Potential (Josko Gvardiol)
Comparable value to previously attracted players
Some direct competitors for position (Josko Gvardiol)
Comparable quality to previously attracted players

Cons

Potential star player in position on team (Josko Gvardiol)

Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) on X

18 Apr 2025 09:52 BST

🚨🔵 Understand Manchester City will sign a new fullback in the summer and they’ve now added Destiny Udogie to the shortlist. Not an easy deal as Spurs see Udogie as key player but City like him. Andrea Cambiaso, still on the list too. @GiveMeSport ⤵️ https://t.co/bRXB5uBHJG

Alternatives of Man City

Skill / pot	Player	Team	ETV The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player. More info
Skill / pot	Player / Team / Position	ETV The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player. More info
77.9 80.5	Pierre Kalulu	Juventus	€37.4M
77.8 77.8	Mathías Olivera	Napoli	€16.4M
77.2 78.8	Alexis Saelemaekers	Milan	€22.8M
76.7 83.5	Piero Hincapié	Arsenal	€65.4M
76.6 95.3	Warren Zaïre-Emery	PSG	€83.9M
76.3 76.3	Zeki Çelik	Juventus	€12.2M
76.3 83.8	Amad Diallo	Man Utd	€55.4M
76.1 79.0	Andrea Cambiaso	Juventus	€23.8M

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