Stuttgart tracking City starlet

18 August 2010 09:57
Stuttgart general manager Fredi Bobic admits his club are keen on Manchester City starlet Vladimir Weiss.[LNB] The 20-year-old is among those to have found themselves on the fringes at Eastlands following a summer of mass transfer activity.[LNB]The added competition for places looks set to curtail any hopes he had of forcing his way into the first-team fold this season.[LNB]As a result, it is expected that the Slovakia international will be moved on by Roberto Mancini, either on loan or in a permanent switch.[LNB]Weiss did take in a short-term deal at City's Premier League rivals Bolton last season and is believed to be looking for another move.[LNB]Stuttgart claim the youngster has expressed a desire to join them and Bobic is hoping an agreement can be pushed through before the summer transfer window slams shut.[LNB]"We are in talks and we would like to sign Vladimir Weiss," he told Deutsche Presseagentur.[LNB]"The player would like to come over, but there are other clubs also interested in his services.[LNB]"We have yet to agree a move as the other clubs involved have other ideas."[LNB]Weiss is under contract with City until June 2012, but has struggled to make an impression since stepping up from the academy ranks.

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