Atletico Madrid may soon find themselves holding off the advances of a rival club eyeing yet another of their top players, with Manchester City this time in pursuit of Koke. Their interest comes in spite of the midfielder's massive release clause, instilled when Atleti signed their man up to a new five-year contract in 2014 off the back of Manchester United and Barcelona's enquiries, which matches Antoine Griezmann's and is worth 150 million euros. However, Pep Guardiola's side are in no mood to pay such a big, world record fee for Koke, and face a very complicated negotiation task to bring in the Catalan's desired player for a lesser amount. The ex-Bayern Munich boss admires his countryman for his consistency and technical ability as well as the versatility that allows the 24-year-old to play on both flanks and down the middle. Certainly, City have not met expectations under Guardiola, as witnessed by his somewhat desperate glance towards Yaya Toure having seemingly dispensed of the veteran, and a tussle with a very reluctant Atletico to do a deal for Koke could ensue in January or the summer.