City boss set for double swoop
Manchester City, 08:55, June 29, 2011
Roberto Mancini is reportedly set to swoop for Partizan Belgrade defender Stefan Savic and Santos' Brazilian starlet Neymar.
The Manchester City chief is looking to make moves for some of his top summer targets and, with Arsenal looking likely to win the race for Bolton's Gary Cahill, it appears that he has switched his sights to a cheaper alternative in the guise of 20-year-old Savic.
City are thought to be plotting a £6million swoop for the Montenegrin defender, who is valued at £9million by Partizan Belgrade as that is the release clause in his contract.
Partizan want as much money as possible because they have to pay half of any incoming fee to Savic's former club BSK Borsa, while they will also tell City they must wait until after their two-legged Champions League qualifier against FK Skendija late next month before he can move to Eastlands.
That could pose another problem because if Savic plays for Partizan in Europe and they qualify for the group stages of the Champions League then he would be ineligible to feature for City until the knockout phase next year due to UEFA regulations.
Meanwhile, City, Premier League rivals Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala have all had £40million bids accepted for Neymar, according to Santos president Luis Alvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro.
Therefore, it could come down to a straight fight between the five clubs to persuade Neymar to join them with City possessing the greatest financial muscle.
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