The exodus begins? Bayern circle City's Donnarumma after the verdict

The first cracks in Manchester City's squad may be forming: Bayern Munich are showing strong interest in goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Details: According to TEAMtalk, Bayern are pushing hardest for the Italian, with Juventus and Inter also in the race. Donnarumma is among the City stars who will have no shortage of options as the club waits for sanctions following the guilty verdict on 114 financial charges, with the spectre of relegation hanging over the Etihad.

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For Bayern, the logic is obvious: one of the best goalkeepers of his generation could become available in circumstances nobody imagined a week ago. For City, it is the nightmare scenario taking shape in real time, because players of this caliber will not wait for a League One fixture list. Donnarumma only arrived from Paris Saint Germain in a bargain deal, but the project he signed for may no longer exist if the commission drops its heaviest punishment. Expect Italy's giants to join the hunt with real conviction.

It's worth noting that transfer sagas born from crises move fast. If sanctions land before January, Donnarumma could be just the first name on a long list of departures from Manchester.

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