Source: Team_Talk
City tipped to make Boateng swoop
Manchester City are on the brink of completing an £11million deal for Hamburg defender Jerome Boateng, according to reports.[LNB] The 21-year-old has been on City's radar for some time and they are thought to be nearing an £11million swoop for the versatile defender.[LNB]Blues boss Roberto Mancini confirmed City's interest last week and it is understood the ambitious Premier League outfit are now deep in negotiations with Hamburg.[LNB]Boateng started out at Hertha Berlin and moved to Hamburg in 2007, becoming a regular both in domestic and European football. He has since been rewarded with three appearances for Germany and has been named in their provisional World Cup squad.[LNB]Boateng would be the third Hamburg player City have signed in recent years having bought Vincent Kompany in August 2008 and Nigel de Jong in January 2009.[LNB]He is also the younger brother of Portsmouth's Kevin-Prince Boateng, who has become a hate figure back home after his challenge on Chelsea's Michael Ballack ruled the Germany captain out of the World Cup with an ankle injury.[LNB]The Boateng brothers have a German mother and a Ghanaian father, and Kevin-Prince has pledged his allegiance to Ghana after representing Germany's Under-21s.[LNB]And the Berlin-born pair could come face-to-face at this summer's World Cup as Kevin-Prince has been named in Ghana's provisional squad and Ghana and Germany will face each other in their final group game on June 23.
