Manchester City are in the hunt for Sporting CP wing-back Nuno Mendes.
The Sun says despite the 19-year-old being one of Europe's hottest prospects, City don't reckon he's worth the £43million that Lisbon want for him.
The Premier League champions are planning to launch a bid in the region of £25.75m for the left-back, according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano.
City will have to do some major convincing to get Lisbon to agree to their proposed fee as the Primeira League winners have no intention to sell their prized asset for that price, Romano claims.
He wrote on Twitter: "Manchester City are interested in signing Nuno Mendes.
"He's considered a top left back for the future - but City board have no intention to pay full €50m price tag to Sporting.
"Sporting are not accepting any proposal around €30m, as of today."
