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title: "Manchester City ahead of Chelsea in race for Danilo"
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author: "Joshua Hardy"
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published: "2017-07-19T10:05:58Z"
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# Manchester City ahead of Chelsea in race for Danilo

According to [Gianluca Di Marzio](https://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/manchester-city-surpasses-chelsea-for-real-madrids-danilo), Manchester City have submitted a higher bid than Chelsea for Real Madrid right-back Danilo.

The sum of the bid hasn’t been reported but Man City are still in the market for a right back, despite paying a record fee for Kyle Walker. With Bacary Sagna and Pablo Zabaleta having left after not renewing their contracts, City clearly want two new arrivals.

![Clive Mason/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/684237482.jpg)

City are apparently vert very close to Danilo and advanced talks between the and the right back are apparently on going at the moment.

This news will be a bitter pill to swallow for Chelsea if it turns out to be true as it’ll be the second time they’ve had a move hijacked by a Manchester club after United took Romelu Lukaku from Everton.