Man City and Man Utd pursue Manu Kone amid transfer activity

Manchester City and Manchester United are both pursuing midfielder Manu Kone, currently at Roma, as both clubs look to strengthen their squads. City, having recently offloaded Rodri and Tijjani Reijnders, is considering additional midfield targets including Lille's Ayyoub Bouaddi and Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez. Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus has opted to remain at the Emirates despite interest from Napoli, while Tottenham Hotspur is working on signing City attackers Savinho and Omar Marmoush. Additionally, Liverpool's Curtis Jones is slated to transfer to Inter Milan for £30 million.

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