Manchester City want £20m Everton star Mikel Arteta

Manchester City are looking to flex their spending muscles once again by offering £20million for Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta.City's interest in the 28-year-old former Barcelona trainee is in addition to their hopes of landing Aston Villa's James Milner.They will face competition for the Spanish midfielder from Arsenal, who regard him as a replacement for Cesc Fabregas, now looking certain to return to the Nou Camp. Art deal: Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta is being chased by the top clubsManchester United are also monitoring Arteta, who has developed into one of the Premier League's hottest properties. Grant wants to make Man City free agent Petrov his first Hammers signingChelsea have £17m Toure bid rejected as City and Arsenal eye Barca battlerEverton defender Shane Duffy 'recovering well' after life-saving surgeryMANCHESTER CITY FC

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