Manchester City reportedly eyeing £32m Newcastle United ace as part of summer rebuild

A sure sign of growth for Newcastle United lately has been how the so-called 'bigger' clubs have begun to covet our players.

Granted, you get the odd time that a lower club has a player being chased by 'big' Premier League side, but when you have several players being tracked by elite clubs, you know you're doing something right.

Newcastle have endured plenty of speculation over their top players in recent years. The likes of Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak can barely go a week without a transfer story popping up around them.

However, it's not just those players who are generating interest now, at least according to The Telegraph.

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Tino Livramento is being eyed by Manchester City

In a new report, they are claiming that Manchester City, who were famously linked with Bruno Guimaraes, now want Tino Livramento as part of a summer rebuild after, what by their standards, has been a poor season.

Tino Livramento arrived at Newcastle from Southampton for £32 million just under two years ago and was seen as the ideal successor to Kieran Trippier by Eddie Howe.

This season, the 22-year-old has taken over Trippier in the pecking order and made the right-back slot his own, while also breaking into the England squad under interim boss Lee Carsley.

Manchester City need a replacement for Kyle Walker

Following the departure of Kyle Walker, Pep Guardiola is looking for someone to fill the void and sees Tino Livramento as someone who can do just that.

The Newcastle man isn't the only player on Guardiola's shortlist, with Juventus’ Andrea Cambiaso also of interest, but the fact that Tino is even being mentioned is a huge sign of his development under Eddie Howe.

We're sure that Newcastle will resist any offers that may come their way for Tino, as he's got a huge future at the club, but still, it's nice to know we're doing things right.