​Man City have opened to a loan with option deal for 19-year-old striker Mahamadou SangareSangare scored 15 goals in 30 appearances for Man City’s U21 side last seasonNantes, Nice and Freiburg among the clubs interested in the young forwardManchester City have opened to a loan for U21 striker Mahamadou Sangare, with the 19-year-old available for a fee below £4.2 million should an interested club wish to make the move permanent, as per a new report from Italy.Sangare enjoyed a prolific campaign at U21 level for Manchester City last season, scoring 15 goals in 30 appearances across all competitions – a return that has attracted attention from clubs across France, Germany and beyond as director of football Hugo Viana assesses the most appropriate next step for one of the more productive young strikers in the club’s development setup.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe teenager’s goal record at U21 level placed him among the more clinical finishers operating in that age group across City’s City Football Group network last season, and the decision to make him available on a loan-with-option structure reflects a recognition from the club that his development is best served by regular senior football rather than another campaign in the academy environment.Manchester City striker expected to leave this summer – Ligue 1 and Bundesliga ‘most likely’Nantes, Nice and Freiburg are among the clubs understood to have expressed an interest in Sangare ahead of the window progressing further, with the relatively accessible valuation placed on a permanent option likely to broaden the pool of potential suitors considerably as awareness of the teenager’s availability grows.The report also notes that Italian clubs could view Sangare as a particularly attractive opportunity, suggesting the striker’s profile has already generated interest beyond the clubs specifically named and that the field of potential destinations is wider than the initial shortlist implies.According to journalist Mirko Di Natale, Manchester City are open to a loan with option to buy arrangement for Sangare, with the striker’s valuation set below £4.2 million for any club wishing to activate a permanent purchase at the end of a temporary spell.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe loan-with-option structure is one Manchester City have used consistently in managing the development of young players whose talent is established but whose readiness for regular first-team football at the highest level requires further testing in a senior competitive environment before a definitive decision is made.At 19, Sangare sits at precisely the juncture in a young striker’s development where a well-chosen loan can prove transformative – old enough to cope with the physical demands of senior football but young enough to benefit enormously from the kind of consistent exposure to competitive environments that U21 football, however productive, cannot fully replicate.The relatively