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Alvaro Negredo ready to quit Man City... and is eyeing Spain return with Atletico Madrid
ATLETICO MADRID are preparing to step up their pursuit of Manchester City's Alvaro Negredo after the forward made it clear he wants to quit the Etihad Stadium this summer.
Atletico, as exclusively revealed by Starsport, have identified the City hitman as the perfect candidate to fill the void left by the departing Diego Costa, who will complete his switch to Chelsea next week.
According to reports, Negredo is keen to return to his native Spain after only one season in England with City.
Atletico are willing to splash out up to £20m to land the 28-year-old, who is also attracting interest from Tottenham.
The Premier League champions have made no indication that they are willing to sanction the departure of Negredo, although their ability to compete in the transfer market this summer may be based around player sales.
City, along with French champions PSG, were fined a whopping £49m in May for breaching Financial Fair Play rules.
And as a result City will only be able to spend a maximum of £49m during the summer, but further funds can be generated through player sales.
Having already added £12m Porto midfielder Fernando to his ranks, City boss Manuel Pellegrini could be tempted to part with Negredo in an attempt to balance the books.
Negredo joined City last summer from Sevilla in a deal worth around £20m, but, after a blistering opening six months, his form dipped severely towards the end of the season.
Pellegrini, who has also signed Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna on a free transfer, is hoping to convince Porto centre-back Eliaquim Mangala to join the club.
City have agreed a £32m fee with the Portuguese giants, but Mangala is understood to favour a move to London with Chelsea also interested.
ATLETICO MADRID are preparing to step up their pursuit of Manchester City's Alvaro Negredo after the forward made it clear he wants to quit the Etihad Stadium this summer.
Atletico, as exclusively revealed by Starsport, have identified the City hitman as the perfect candidate to fill the void left by the departing Diego Costa, who will complete his switch to Chelsea next week.
According to reports, Negredo is keen to return to his native Spain after only one season in England with City.
Atletico are willing to splash out up to £20m to land the 28-year-old, who is also attracting interest from Tottenham.
The Premier League champions have made no indication that they are willing to sanction the departure of Negredo, although their ability to compete in the transfer market this summer may be based around player sales.
City, along with French champions PSG, were fined a whopping £49m in May for breaching Financial Fair Play rules.
And as a result City will only be able to spend a maximum of £49m during the summer, but further funds can be generated through player sales.
Having already added £12m Porto midfielder Fernando to his ranks, City boss Manuel Pellegrini could be tempted to part with Negredo in an attempt to balance the books.
Negredo joined City last summer from Sevilla in a deal worth around £20m, but, after a blistering opening six months, his form dipped severely towards the end of the season.
Pellegrini, who has also signed Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna on a free transfer, is hoping to convince Porto centre-back Eliaquim Mangala to join the club.
City have agreed a £32m fee with the Portuguese giants, but Mangala is understood to favour a move to London with Chelsea also interested.