Source: Daily_Mail
Man City still in hunt for Gago as Real Madrid line up £13m replacement
Manchester City have been offered renewed hope of signing Fernando Gago after it emerged that Real Madrid had lined up a replacement for the unhappy Argentina midfielder.[LNB]Eastlands boss Roberto Mancini has made no secret of his desire to land the 23-year-old, but was told it would take a stellar offer to tempt his Spanish employers.[LNB]Gago fears for his Argentina place in the run-up to the World Cup after struggling to get a game and is keen to move.[LNB] Caught in the middle: Fernando Gago wants out of Real Madrid[LNB]But Madrid boss Manuel Pellegrini has an injury-hit squad and does not want to see any more players leave.[LNB]Juggling the desires of an unhappy player and an under-pressure coach, Real director general Jorge Valdano has lined up a £13million move for Sao Paulo's 24-year-old Brazil midfielder Hernanes.[LNB]The still want more than £15m for Gago, though they know that Citycould easily up their latest reported offer this week of £13m.[LNB] Highly rated: Sao Paulo's marauding midfielder Hernanes is on Real's radar[LNB] Both City and Boca Juniors would also have been keen on a loan deal, but that seems out of the question and his agents fear that time is running out.[LNB]With one of the player's two agents, Marcelo Lombilla, set for another meeting with Valdano, the other representative, Zoran Vekic, said: 'Lombilla is in Madrid and has met twice with Valdano but I do not believe that he will leave[LNB]'There is still a meeting pending, but I doubt that Madrid will let him join Manchester City because it is not a question of money.'[LNB] Robinho earnings slashed to £50,000 a week as he closes in on City escapeMan City launch Johnson swoop in bid to beat Chelsea for Middlesbrough ace MARTIN SAMUEL: Three-goal Tevez left in a daze by home truth Eastlands wasteland: The wit and wisdom of Manchester City chief executive Garry Cook MANCHESTER CITY FC
