Man City beat Man United to £28m Nicolas Otamendi signing, claim Spanish media

Nicolas Otamendi is all Manchester United have ever wanted.

Louis van Gaal has been chasing the bearded Valencia defender all summer like a horny teenager. But the 27-year-old looks finally about to shun the Dutchman's incessant advances in favour of their closest and fiercest rivals, say Super Deporte. https://twitter.com/City_Watch/status/633078614494433281 Manuel Pellegini, the suave devil, has managed to sneak in at the last with a proposition so tempting it looks like Valencia cannot refuse. Spanish media are reporting that City could pay around £28m for the La Liga defender - and send Eliaquim Mangala the other way on loan just 12 months after his £32m move from Porto. City's 19-year-old striker Marcos Lopes could also be thrown in as another deal-sweetener.