Double draw: City believe Isco and Cavani will join Pellegrini in Manchester
13 May 2013 15:50
The diminutive Spaniard and the hulking Uruguayan forward are set to move to the Etihad for a combined fee of nearly £80million
Manchester City are confident Edinson Cavani and Isco will follow Manuel Pellegrini to Eastlands.
Pellegrini is set to be confirmed as City’s new manager to replace Roberto Mancini and he will not be the only arrival from Malaga.
Abu Dhabi sources have excitedly claimed that Spanish attacking midfielder Isco will join his boss Pellegrini at City and that a deal for Cavani is close to completion.
The total cost of the double deal could total a staggering £79million.
Isco’s Malaga release fee is £27m, while Napoli have always insisted they will not accept less than the £52m buy-out clause in striker Cavani’s contract.
Mancini has moaned that City took far too long to complete their business last summer and it seems director of football Txiki Begiristain is determined to steal a march on the club’s rivals this year.
Unfortunately for Mancini, it is Pellegrini and not him who will benefit from Begiristain’s quick work.
An Abu Dhabi source said: “All the talk here is not just about Pellegrini, but also that City think they’ve got Isco and Cavani.
“They seem very confident and very excited about it. Things are obviously happening very quickly behind the scenes.”
Isco is one of the most highly rated young players in Europe and has also attracted interest from Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Paris Saint-Germain have also been chasing Uruguay international Cavani, who has scored an incredible 103 goals in 137 matches for Napoli.
City striker Edin Dzeko has been linked with a move to Napoli as part of a deal to sign Cavani, but it is understood he has expressed a desire to join Borussia Dortmund.
Once his severance with City is finalised, Mancini will be offered a quick route back into management by mega-rich Monaco.
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