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It could be You for ManciniBy ANTONY KASTRINAKIS
NEW Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is set to make Younes Kaboul his first signing in a shock £8million January swoop.
City are looking to bring in the much-improved Portsmouth star during next month's transfer window.
And it is believed a switch could be completed in the next few days. A source close to the deal said: "There is firm interest from Manchester City so we shall see how it develops in the next few days."
With £24m summer signing Joleon Lescott out until mid-February, Mancini desperately needs cover at the back.
And cash-strapped South Coast outfit Pompey are ready to offload their French centre-back.
Kaboul, 23, has adapted to the rigours of the Premier League at Fratton Park after an indifferent start to his career in England with Tottenham.
He has been one of the mainstays of Pompey's starting line-up this season and has even netted three times in 20 appearances, his last goal coming in a 1-1 draw at Sunderland on December 12.
The ex-France Under-21 international can also play as a defensive midfielder and can give Mancini different options.
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It could be You for ManciniBy ANTONY KASTRINAKIS
NEW Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is set to make Younes Kaboul his first signing in a shock £8million January swoop.
City are looking to bring in the much-improved Portsmouth star during next month's transfer window.
And it is believed a switch could be completed in the next few days. A source close to the deal said: "There is firm interest from Manchester City so we shall see how it develops in the next few days."
With £24m summer signing Joleon Lescott out until mid-February, Mancini desperately needs cover at the back.
And cash-strapped South Coast outfit Pompey are ready to offload their French centre-back.
Kaboul, 23, has adapted to the rigours of the Premier League at Fratton Park after an indifferent start to his career in England with Tottenham.
He has been one of the mainstays of Pompey's starting line-up this season and has even netted three times in 20 appearances, his last goal coming in a 1-1 draw at Sunderland on December 12.
The ex-France Under-21 international can also play as a defensive midfielder and can give Mancini different options.
Read more: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/2783762/It-could-be-You-for-Mancini.html?ATTR=Football#ixzz0aYpqaI7y" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... z0aYpqaI7y</a>