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James McAtee of Manchester City during the match against Feyenoord. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)
West Ham hope to land Man City ace James McAtee in January but face an uphill battle to secure a player whose situation mirrors that of Cole Palmer.
Pep Guardiola saw his Man City side bear awful Premier League to the 2024/25 season, but that still hasn’t earned him a highly-rated call-up James McAtee help alleviate the problem.
A Cole Palmer-like situation could see James McAtee leave City
Cole Palmer he decided a move to Chelsea would benefit his career after being kept at City, and is now flourishing at the Blues which must be a huge embarrassment for Guardiola.
Everything is going downhill for City right now Erling Haaland failed and Kevin De Bruyne’s future is still unclear.
The situation the club finds itself in is unprecedented and seems to have snowballed, with the McAtee situation potentially the next thing to cause problems.
According to The Times (subscription required), West Ham are interested in bringing McAtee to the capital, hoping that Julen Lopetegui it can also turn around a season that has been a real disappointment.
However, the Hammers will not have it their own way.
James McAtee must leave Man City to flourish like Cole Palmer
That’s because The Times also reports that Nottingham Forest, Brentford, Crystal Palace, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Fiorentina and Bologna are all interested in the exciting 22-year-old.
Having played just two minutes in the current Premier League season, it’s in McAtee’s best interests to move on, and it’s a fair bet that his representatives will tell the City hierarchy just that.
There are still 18 months until the end of the contract (transfer market), so although there is no immediate need to sell, City could secure a better price now than in six months or a year.
