Another clue may have emerged as to who Manchester City will turn to to solve their right-back problem.

There is no doubt that during the upcoming summer transfer window, Hugo Viana will look to fill any gaps in the Manchester City squad. The Manchester City team only needs some minor adjustments to complete its rebuild. A summer move for Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson appears to be one such move City will make. Graeme Bailey has reported for TeamTalk that Elliot Anderson’s potential move to the Etihad is considered a “done deal in football circles”. That appears to be a deal that Hugo Viana will try to close next summer. There is apparently another move for a versatile full-back that could be on the cards for Manchester City in a bid to strengthen their full-back positions.

A report from the Daily Mail indicates that Tino Livramento is expected to complete his move to Manchester City in the summer.

Craig Hope provided a report for the Daily Mail that may be the biggest clue yet as to who Manchester City will be looking to sign at right-back this summer. According to reports from Craig Hope, Tino Livramento has reportedly not entered into talks with Newcastle United over a contract extension with the club. Furthermore, it is reported that once the 25/26 season is completed, Livramento will only have two years left on his current contract. Because of this, Hope believes Newcastle will consider selling Livramento this summer. Finally, Craig Hope reports that after speaking to sources, Livramento is believed to sign for Manchester City this summer.

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It seems that City have two big moves lined up for this summer.

Manchester City is not a club that will sit still in the transfer market with Hugo Viana at the helm. This has been shown in the last two transfer windows with Viana either steering the ship or working alongside Txiki Begiristain. The recent January transfer window is a prime example of this. City signed Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth and Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace. Both players have quickly become vital to Pep Guardiola’s side, with Hugo Viana acting quickly and decisively in the January window. According to recent reports, it seems that Viana has identified two transfer targets that will fill the needs of this Manchester City team.

Recent reports indicate that Manchester City look set to sign Elliot Anderson and Tino Livramento this summer. Both players are England internationals and proven Premier League players. Elliot Anderson’s strengths as a midfielder are well known, as are the persistent injury concerns surrounding Tino Livramento despite his quality as a player. If City are as committed to signing both as recent reports suggest, Manchester City and Hugo Viana will have done their due diligence ahead of two big-money moves. It now remains to be seen whether recent reports, including that by Craig Hope for the Daily Mail, prove to be accurate.

It would appear that a major clue has emerged as to who Manchester City will target to fill the right-back position. That player appears to be versatile Newcastle United full-back Tino Livramento. If reports from Craig Hope and Graeme Bailey about Elliot Anderson moving to the Etihad are correct, Manchester City could be about to become much stronger next summer.