Porto are closing on a deal for Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala.

The Sun says the defender has been linked with a whole host of club's the summer including Premier League sides Tottenham and Liverpool.

But a move back to Portugal could be a more likely option for the 25-year-old French centre-half, as being reported in the Portuguese press.

Mangala does not appear to be in City boss Pep Guardiola's plans at the Etihad, having not even made the bench in the opening three Premier League Games.

He is behind Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones in the pecking order, and with Vincent Kompany on the way back from injury, his days in Manchester could be numbered.