City to wrap up Fernando deal this weekJun 01, 2014 23:24 By Stuart Brennan
Portuguese midfield ace set to be first City signing of the summer City are hoping to wrap up the £12.2m signing of Porto midfielder Fernando this week. And with the Blues still favourites to land Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna,
they are planning to get most of their transfer business done before the World Cup kicks off next week.
Sources in Portugal claim that City have already agreed a fee for defensive midfielder Fernando, with the price rising to £16.2m depending on the player’s achievements. City first tried to sign the Brazil-born Fernando, who is now a Portuguese citizen,
during the January transfer window and had hope to land him for around £6m with his contract due to expire this summer.
Fernando signed a new deal as Porto played hardball, upping the price when the Blues recently returned to the negotiating table.
But City see him as the man to bring their central midfield contingent back up to four, with Jack Rodwell set to leave after two injury-hit seasons.
Gareth Barry will also leave on a free transfer as his contract expires, with Premier League newcomers Leicester said to have made him a lucrative offer, although Barry is also wanted by Everton and West Ham.
Sagna’s future may not be revealed until after France’s World Cup campaign ends,
but City are in the box-seat to tie him to a three-year deal after his contract with Arsenal expired.
City are also aiming to pick up a new central defender and have been talking to Porto about their £25m-rated
France international Eliaquim Mangala and to Roma about Moroccan star Mehdi Benatia.
Roma insist they want £30m for Benatia, and any deal for Mangala would not be completed until after France’s World Cup campaign is over.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-city-wrap-up-fernando-7200754
曼城第一簽 費蘭度將投藍月亮
眼見聯賽主要對手利物浦已簽下英格蘭前鋒列基林拔,力爭衛冕的曼城亦不敢怠慢,將球隊目前首要收購目標鎖定在葡超波圖的巴西中場費蘭度法蘭斯高身上。
現年26歲的費蘭度未有入選巴西的世盃大軍,但仍然吸引到英超富豪球會曼城的注視。曼城早於今年1月便希望收購這位巴西球員,
惟最後未能成事,但有傳波圖已接受藍月亮1,500萬鎊(約1.9億港元)的報價,費蘭度亦即將接受體測,極有機會成為曼城今夏第一簽。
除了費蘭度外,曼城亦對其隊友、法國後衛文加拉深感興趣。另外,將與阿仙奴約滿的沙格拿亦盛傳會加盟藍月亮。
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