Source: Daily_Mail
Manchester City set to finalise £27m deal for Arsenal duo Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy
ShareManchester City have signed Gael Clichy for ?7million - and will now focus their attention on landing ?20m Samir Nasri.City have completed their move for Clichy and will offer the Gunners the kind of deal that will be difficult to refuse if Nasri, as expected, fails to agree new terms at the Emirates.Clichy was all smiles after undergoing a medical on Monday morning. He had already been pictured leaving a restaurant in Manchester on Sunday night with his agent Darren Dein as he prepares to become the first big name to walk out on Arsenal this summer. Child's play: Gael Clichy had his pictures taken with Man City fans outside Eastlands Final tests: Gael Clichy arrives at Bridgewater Hospital for his Man City medical Meanwhile, Premier League champions Manchester United are still in the hunt as is new Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas. Nasri, a ?15.8m signing from Marseille in 2008, is not due to return to London Colney until Thursday having been granted a few extra days' holiday, as have those other Arsenal players who were involved in international duty at the start of the summer. In town: Gael Clichy leaves San Carlo restaurant in Manchester on Sunday night Smile says it all: Beaming ClichyThe Gunners midfielder hinted at a possible exit after admitting he is craving silverware. He said: 'With no titles under your belt, you can't be in list for Ballon D'Or. Icame to England for trophies because I've not won anything in my career, apart from an Under 17 European Championship in 2004.'We already earn huge wages. The priority is to make a big career and to win titles. This is more important than everything else.Cesc Fabregas, who has been on holiday in Spain, is due to return with the bulk of the senior squad on Tuesday, although he may be back on Monday.Barcelona are still attempting to complete what they hope willbe a ?35m transfer back to the club.Last week, the Arsenal midfielder told reporters at a football campus in Tordera, Spain: 'If a player is on the market it is because the club does not want him. I have no problems.' Exit looming: Samir Nasri (left) and Cesc Fabregas are set to walk out on Arsenal Marseille and France midfielder Mathieu Valbuena, 26, hasbeen mentioned as a possible recruit for Wenger should he lose Fabregas and Nasri.His agent Christophe Hutteau said: 'I don't really wishto comment on this matter. All I can say at the moment is that Mathieu Valbuenais still under contract with Marseille. He will resume squad trainingtomorrow.' Model behaviour: Gunners fans were sold the new kit with posed images of Clichy and Nasri I want titles not money! Nasri opens door to Arsenal exit but insists he's no mercenaryChelsea move for Walcott as winger ready to follow Fabregas, Clichy and Nasri through exit doorArsenal exodus underway as ?7m Clichy heads to Man City with Fabregas out nextAll the latest Manchester City news, features and opinionAll the latest Arsenal news, features and opinion Explore more:People: Cesc Fabregas Places: Barcelona, Manchester, London, Spain, France, United Kingdom