Manchester City want £20m Everton star Mikel Arteta

22 May 2010 21:19
Manchester City are looking to flex their spending muscles once again by offering £20million for Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta.[LNB]City's interest in the 28-year-old former Barcelona trainee is in addition to their hopes of landing Aston Villa's James Milner.[LNB]They will face competition for the Spanish midfielder from Arsenal, who regard him as a replacement for Cesc Fabregas, now looking certain to return to the Nou Camp.[LNB] Art deal: Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta is being chased by the top clubs[LNB]Manchester United are also monitoring Arteta, who has developed into one of the Premier League's hottest properties.[LNB] Grant wants to make Man City free agent Petrov his first Hammers signingChelsea have £17m Toure bid rejected as City and Arsenal eye Barca battlerEverton defender Shane Duffy 'recovering well' after life-saving surgeryMANCHESTER CITY FC

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