According to reports from the Daily Mail, Pep Guardiola wants to sign Nelson Semedo from Barcelona in the summer transfer window.
The global economy has changed due to the coronavirus pandemic, and not many football clubs would be able to spend big money on players.
Swap deals are expected to become more prevalent once the transfer window re-opens, and Manchester City are targeting that option.
Barcelona open to moving on a sizeable number of their current squad, and they would be willing to offload Semedo who joined the La Liga outfit from SL Benfica in 2017 in a transfer worth up to €35m.