Manchester City are interested in 21-year-old Italian right back Marco Palestra. The defender, on loan at Cagliari, will return to Atalanta at the end of the season and has made 31 appearances in Serie A this season, contributing one goal and four assists. He is also a target for Arsenal, which has been monitoring his progress and could offer over €40 million to sign him. Palestra has two caps for Italy, a contract with Atalanta until June 2026, and a market value of €30.00m according to Transfermarkt. Recent reports from April 2026 state Atalanta's asking price for the player is between €40 million and €50 million.