Tagliafico has scored 12 goals in 101 appearances for Ajax since arriving in January 2018
Wednesday 30 September 2020 20:11, UK
Manchester City will be in the market for a left-back if they sell Oleksandr Zinchenko, and Sky Sports News has been told there is early interest in Ajax's Nicolas Tagliafico.
The Argentinian was on the target list at a number of Premier League clubs this summer, including Chelsea and Leicester.
The 28-year-old signed for Ajax from Club Atletico Independiente in January 2018, and has scored 12 goals in 101 appearances for the Eredivisie club.
Tagliafico has played 25 times for Argentina since making his international debut against Brazil in 2017, and featured four times in the 2018 World Cup.
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