Gregory van der Wiel watched by four-man Manchester City delegation as pursuit steps up

21 January 2011 09:11
Highly rated: Van der Wiel[LNB]Manchester City are stepping up interest in Dutch right-back Gregory van der Wiel.[LNB]The Ajax defender has been watched by City for more than a year but technical director Mike Rigg led a four-man City delegation to watch Van der Wiel during Wednesday's 2-0 win over Feyenoord. [LNB]The 22-year-old, who is a close friend of Nigel de Jong, is under contract until 2013 and has a fixed price of £17m written into his deal. [LNB]He has also attracted interest from Chelsea, Arsenal and Inter Milan. [LNB] Mancini happy for mouthy Man City striker Balotelli to shoot from the lipJohnson confident Manchester United will slip up to hand City a trophyAll the latest Manchester City news, features and opinion[LNB]  

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