Manchester City teenager Brahim Diaz is edging closer to a move to Real Madrid

City expect to recoup over £15m while Real will put Diaz into their senior squad

Diaz, 19, is poised to pen a six-year contract worth more than £60,000 a week

Manchester City are expected to recoup more than £15million for Brahim Diaz as his move to Real Madrid edges closer.

Diaz has agreed to leave the Etihad Stadium after becoming disillusioned with a lack of genuine first-team opportunities.

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It serves as a blow to City's academy following Jadon Sancho's successful decision to join Borussia Dortmund last season.

Teenage Manchester City midfielder Brahim Diaz is edging closer to a move to Real Madrid

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Real Madrid will splurge a sizeable amount on the attacking midfielder, who has not made a single Premier League appearance under Pep Guardiola this season.

City will be buoyed by the finances involved in the deal, however, and are certain to insist a number of performance-related clauses are inserted.

Diaz cost City an initial £200,000 when he signed from Malaga five years ago. He shares an agent with Guardiola and is set for the Spanish capital on a six-year contract worth more than £60,000 a week.

The 19-year-old is going straight into Real's senior squad rather than joining the Castilla side in the hope he can begin to make an impact ahead of next season.

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Diaz has played four first-team games this season but not once in the Premier League for City

City maintain it is unlikely they will do any business in January despite Guardiola's concerns about the left-back situation — but they are interested in Leicester's Ben Chilwell.

Benjamin Mendy is still unavailable with a knee injury and there are lingering reservations about the France international's long-term prospects after difficulties with the coaching staff.

Chilwell, who turned 22 last week, has impressed Guardiola this season and is a target for City next summer.

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The England international's energy has appealed to the Premier League champions and his potential signing would also boost their homegrown quota.

City are interested in Leicester left back Ben Chilwell with a view to signing him in the summer