If City’s next move is for De Boer it would at least make sense. He is Dutch and the Barcelona system City are so desperate to emulate is, in essence, orange, not red and blue. De Boer has won four straight Dutch titles but is unlikely to make it five because Ajax trail PSV Eindhoven by 11 points.
He impressed the City hierarchy when facing them in the Champions League group stage in 2012 — Ajax won at home and drew away but were the best side both times — and his teams play in a cultured, attacking manner. De Boer was considered when Roberto Mancini left, although the final two-man short-list comprised Pellegrini and Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers.
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