Manchester City is set to break records by making Josko Gvardiol the most expensive defender in the world with a whopping €100m (£86m) bid for the RB Leipzig star.

Throughout the summer, City has been linked with Gvardiol and had an initial bid of £77m ($99m) rejected.

However, they have now met Leipzig's demand of £86m, presenting an offer comprising £77m plus £9m ($10m) in add-ons, according to Sport Bild.

Although there is an expectation that Gvardiol will join City this summer, Leipzig has not yet accepted the offer.

They are seeking more realistic performance-based goals to be included in the £9m add-ons.

Should the move materialize, Gvardiol will become the most expensive defender in history, surpassing Harry Maguire's £80m transfer to Manchester United from Leicester City in 2019 ($97m).

Leipzig are not under any pressure to sell Gvardiol, having already seen Dominik Szoboszlai leave to join Liverpool, and he has a release clause in his contract worth €112m (£96m/$124m) that activates next summer, meaning the club could attempt to keep him until then.

Still, they are hopeful of clarifying his future before the transfer deadline in case they need to buy a replacement.