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