Manchester City will attempt to beat Paris Saint-Germain to the signature of French left-back Layvin Kurzawa.

The 22 year old currently plays for Monaco, and has also appeared for the French national team. It is rumored his signature may cost around the 15 million pound mark.

The left-back is seen as an attacking player who is able to contribute more to the build up play in the middle of the park than a player like Gael Clichy does at the moment.

this would mean that it is Kolarov who would be moved along

Presently Manuel Pellegrini appears to prefer Gael Clichy over Aleksandar Kolarov in the left-back position when both are fit. Presumably this would mean that it is Kolarov who would be moved along should Kurzawa be brought into the Manchester City set up.

It would be a transfer that would go some way to arresting the age problem at Manchester City. Manchester City’s average age is 28.9, two years older than Chelsea’s for instance. Bringing in a 22 year old would show some awareness of the problem, and an attempt to plan for the future. Aleksandar Kolarov is 29 and if the club wanted to cash in, now would be the time. It would be preferable to see the age issue solved through the club’s own academy, but this doesn’t look like happening any time in the immediate future.

Many Manchester City fans may recognize Layvin Kurzawa from his ill-fated attempts to rile up John Guidetti in a Euro u21 qualifier. The left back saluted in Guidetti’s face believing he’d scored the winner, before Guidetti scored the decisive goal later on and returned the gesture. This may well mean that John Guidetti will certainly see his future elsewhere if Manchester City sign the young french full-back then.

PSG’s own young left-back Lucas Digne is another option, although a more defensive player than Kurzawa. It is possible if PSG move for Kurzawa, Manchester City could avoid an expensive bidding war and try to get Digne instead.