City nab £6m Aleksic while Fulham and Portsmouth hunt Zogovic

26 August 2009 03:42
Manchester City have agreed a £6m deal for another striker - 18-year-old Serbia international Danijel Aleksic, who is set to be followed into English football by teammate Stefan Zogovic. Serbia international striker Aleksic, 18, will sign for City from Vojvodina but a host of Premier League clubs, including Fulham and Portsmouth, are interested in 19-year-old defender Zogovic. The Vojvodina teenager has followed a similar path to his club mate Aleksic having been capped at all levels by Serbia and breaking into the national squad. He can play in both full-back positions and centre-half while he has also produced some decent displays in midfield. Serbia's young players are beginning to catch the eye across Europe with Manchester United already lining up Adem Ljajic for January and signing Zoran Tosic last season. Aleksic is regarded as the best young talent coming out of Serbia and is friends with Ljajic. He has been watched by Real Madrid and Villareal this season but was expected to move to either Ajax or Bayern Munich. However, City have been alerted by Serbia national coach Raddy Antic and have made their move to head off other interest. Last year, Aleksic represented Serbia at U17, U19, U21 and at full squad level.

Source: Daily_Mail