Jo: Offers are flooding in for Manchester City flop, says agent

10 January 2011 10:42
Manchester City flop Jo will resist interest from a host of European clubs in order to stay at Eastlands and fight for his place in Roberto Mancini's side.[LNB]The Brazilian's future is in doubt after City splashed out on £27million new arrival Edin Dzeko last week pushing the 23-year-old further down the club's pecking order behind the likes of Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli.[LNB] In demand: Offers are flooding in for Manchester City striker Jo, according to the player's agent[LNB]Jo has been linked with a move to Greek outfit Olympiakos. His agent Guliano Bertolucci, however, denied the deal but did admit there are several offers on the table.[LNB]'There is no option for Jo to go to Greece,' Bertolucci told Greek website Sday.[LNB]'He has played in most of the last few games at City and doesn't want to leave on loan. Jo has five offers right now from clubs outside of England but he doesn't want to leave.[LNB] Staying put: Jo is determined to stay at City and fight for a first team place[LNB] [LNB]'There is no offer from Olympiakos. We have offers from Spain, France and Russia.'[LNB]Jo arrived at Eastlands as an £18million signing from CSKA Moscow under former manager Mark Hughes in 2008 but has failed to cement a starting role in the City side since.[LNB]He spent two loan spells at Everton in 2009 and a brief stint at Galatasaray. This season he has made 18 appearances under Mancini, scoring just three goals.[LNB]  Leicester 2 Manchester City 2: Hart so sorry for his howler as City face replayKing confident of causing Cup upset after helping Leicester hold Man CityAll the latest Manchester City news, features and opinion [LNB]  Explore more:People: Carlos Tevez, Edin Dzeko, Roberto Mancini, Mark Hughes Places: Spain, United Kingdom, France, Greece, Russia

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