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It seems current Bayern Munich manager Guardiola has already started to make plans for his City squad. Pep Guardiola will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season and take the reigns at the Etihad from next season.

Manchester City submitted a €50m bid for Granit Xhaka according to German reports.

There have been reports stating the former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola has asked the City management to buy Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka from Borussia Monchengladbach.

Guardiola has observed the Swiss International in the Bundesliga and believes the Gladbach midfielder can be the right defensive midfielder that Guardiola would need with respect to his style of play.

Yaya Toure may be leaving the Citizens at the end of the season and although City have Fernandinho as their key defensive midfielder, Guardiola rates Xhaka very highly and wants his future employers to go all out for him.

Xhaka has been in fine form for the Bundesliga side and has been linked with various Premier league clubs a few times this season.

The Swiss International has been tracked by the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal but it seems that a City offer of around €50 million may put them right in the driver's seat with respect to the Gladbach midfielder's signature.

It seems Chelsea are interested in Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka. The west London outfit has experienced a terrible season this time around and wants some freshness in their squad.

Chelsea are reportedly interested in signing Swiss International Granit Xhaka.

Xhaka's contract runs till 2019 which may deter most of the clubs. The player has interested other clubs like Bayern Munich and Arsenal with the club sporting director Max Eberl himself stating that an attractive price could force the club to part with their young midfielder.

However, since Xhaka still has more than three and half years left on his contract, the price reportedly being quoted is around £37 million. The player has made around 23 appearances for the club with three goals to his name. However, the temperament of the 23 year old has been in question with the young midfielder having already received three red cards this season.

Monchengladbach is concerned that the Swiss International may make a move in the summer with Xhaka himself admitting the fact that he may sign for a bigger club if he gets the required first team opportunities.

According to German newspaper Bild, Borussia Moenchengladbach have decided to bid £12m for Liverpool and Manchester United target Christoph Kramer in January.

Christoph Kramer playing for Germany

It was earlier reported that both Liverpool and Man United had bid for the defensive midfielder during the summer transfer window.

The 23-year-old is currently on loan at Moenchengladbach from Bayer Leverkusen and the club is now interested to sign him on a permanent basis. Moenchengladbach is ready to pay £12m for the German International.

Bayern Munich were one of the many other clubs who were looking forward to add Kramer to their squad, but the transfer interest is said to have cooled down after they signed Xabi Alonso from Real Madrid.

Kramer has already made 33 appearances for Moenchengladbach since 2013 and also has 6 caps for Germany under his name.