Manchester City agree Edin Dzeko fee

MANCHESTER CITY have agreed a fee with Wolfsburg for striker Edin Dzeko.

Edin Dzeko is set to join Manchester City Edin Dzeko is set to join Manchester City

Edin Dzeko is set to break the Bundesliga transfer record by joining Manchester City from Wolfsburg, for a fee in the region of £27million.

Personal terms have yet to be agreed, as has a work permit, although that will be automatically granted as the 24-year-old has won 31 caps since making his international debut in 2007.

Manchester City manager, Roberto Mancini, said: "We've agreed a fee.

“We have agreed a fee with Wolfsburg and I am confident he will come but we must wait.

“Tomorrow we have an important game, so we must keep our focus on it.

“But all the teams in Europe want Dzeko, which is a sign that he is a good player.”

The deal however is unlikely to be concluded until after Wednesday’s crucial top-of-the-table encounter with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Mancini feels Dzeko’s power will compliment the greater finesse of skipper Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli, who, along with David Silva, has been ruled out of the crucial Emirates Stadium clash with a knee injury.

Meanwhile Manchester City have once again found themselves in the uncomfortable position of having to play down a training ground fracas.

The latest came today as Roberto Mancini’s side were completing preparations for tomorrow’s crucial trip to Arsenal and involved former Gunners team-mates Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure.

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