City wants to sign German star Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen as their primary target, and if that fails, they will pursue Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest.
Although the 22-year-old McAtee has shown good abilities and excelled in some matches this season, he is not viewed as a viable replacement for the legendary De Bruyne at City.
Therefore, the club wants to convince Leverkusen or Nottingham by offering McAtee alone in exchange for Wirtz or Gibbs-White.
