Manchester City deny any interest in signing Everton FC's Johnny Heitinga

Johnny Heitinga 300MANCHESTER CITY have no interest in signing Johnny Heitinga.In response to comments attributed to the Everton player that appeared as a come and get me plea to City manager Roberto Mancini, the Eastlands club are said to be 'bemused by Heitinga's claims they are tracking him.'The ECHO reported yesterday how in an interview with Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, Heitinga said: 'City are a club with big ambitions' and that he has 'the door open for a big club.'City, however, have distanced themselves from any move for Heitinga and instead continue to pursue other targets including Aston Villa midfielder James Milner, Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko and Hamburg centre-back Jerome Boateng.Heitinga was signed by David Moyes from Atletico Madrid for an initial fee of £6million last August following Joleon Lescott's drawn out departure to Eastlands.The Everton manager was angered by City's conduct throughout the Lescott affair and will now want answers from Heitinga regarding the Dutchman's comments.Heitinga was named in Holland's 23-man World Cup squad last week, where he is joined by City's Nigel de Jong.

Source: Liverpool_Echo