Man City Transfers: 5 Centre Backs Pellegrini Must Sign

5. Pepe

One option on the table for Pellegrini is to go to his former club and try and swoop for the controversial Portuguese defender. The 30 year old has been at Madrid since 2007 and played under Pellegrini, when the Chilean was in the Bernabeu home dugout in 2009-10. During his 6 year stay, punctuated by fights, brawls and lots of controversy, he has won La Liga twice and the Copa Del Rey once. But injurieslast season allowed the young Frenchman Raphael Varane to take the shirt off him and on the whole ably deputise for him. Now if Varane is being seen as the future, that could signal Pepe's removal from Madrid and potential arrival at City. Noted for his powerful stature and his aerial presence, Pellegrini has reportedly had a £16million bid rejected and according to MailOnline are lining up a £23million second bid to secure his services.
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