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City poised to launch £50m raiding party
| Submit Comments| Comments (116)| Printable Version1/1Play SlideshowClose MapManchester City boss Roberto ManciniManchester City are hoping to pull off a £50m World Cup coup in the next week. The Blues are favourites to land Ivory Coast destroyer Yaya Toure for £25m, and are weighing up a £30m offer for Spain star David Silva. City officials met with Valencia last week to enquire about Silva but MEN Sport understands no bid has been made. The Spanish side have a mountain of debt and are inviting bids starting at £30m but the Blues are considering a £25m opening gambit. If the Blues do pull off the coup and persuade Silva to join them, they might thank Liverpool rivals Fernando Torres and Pepe Reina. Silva initially ruled out a move to Eastlands due to the lack of Champions League football but whisperers in the Spanish camp in South Africa claim that team-mates who play in the Premier League ? and ex-Liverpool men Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa ? have told him that City are set to become the next major force in the Premier League. The Blues are set to make him one of the highest-paid players in the Premier League on £160,000-a-week over a five-year deal. They are also prepared to outbid Chelsea, Inter Milan and Barcelona for the attacking midfielder, who manager Roberto Mancini believes could transform the Blues into a top-four side. Toure is expected to make his mind up over a possible move to the Blues, to join his brother Kolo, in the next two days, after Barcelona indicated they are willing to sell. Are you happy with City's transfer moves so far? Have your say.
