Manchester City are closing on a deal for Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

The Mail on Sunday says ter Stegen is now expected to join this month.

Pep Guardiola has managed to prise ter Stegen away from Barcelona, where he plays in all cup competitions but not often in La Liga, as one of Guardiola's former clubs are now confident of signing former Liverpool 'keeper Pepe Reina as his replacement.

That means Barca can now afford to let ter Stegen go, though City will have to negotiate a fee which could rise to £15 million as his official buy-out clause is almost £70million.

Reina's move from Napoli to Barca may take some time to negotiate which would slow ter Stegen's move to City but negotiations are underway and in principal Barcelona have agreed to the fundamentals of the deal.