If Sergio Aguero leaves Manchester City this summer, the club have lined up Southampton’s Danny Ings as a potential replacement.
According to Sky Sports, with Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland likely to command a fee in the region of £100million, Ings is viewed as a much cheaper alternative.
As Aguero’s contract runs down amid interest from Barcelona, Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain, it seems that his decade-long stay in English football is coming to an end.
The Argentine striker is Man City’s all-time leading goalscorer and a fan favourite, but he is 32 years old and has struggled with injuries recently.
Unlike Erling Haaland, who is coveted by all of the world’s biggest clubs and would consume a huge chunk of their transfer budget, City recognise that they will face much less competition for Ings.
The Southampton man is entering the final year of his contract at St Mary’s and is yet to agree terms on a new deal.
His total of 22 in the Premier League put him level with Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and just one behind Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy, who claimed the Golden Boot.
The prospect of joining Man City would undoubtedly appeal to Ings, who saw his last big move ruined by an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained in Jurgen Klopp’s first training session.
