Sunday 2 June 2013

MANCHESTER CITY HAND MANUEL PELLEGRINI £100M FOR FIVE SUPERSTARS


DAILY STAR SUNDAY
ABOVE: Napoli striker Edinson Cavani is on Manchester City's wishlist but he will cost over £35m
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We will have a new manager on board and from day one he has a responsibility to prepare a team for us for next season.
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Khaldoon Al Mubarak
2nd June 2013

By Steve Millar

MAN CITY will hand new boss Manuel Pellegrini £100m to buy five superstars.

Khaldoon Al Mubarak has revealed Malaga coach Pellegrini - Roberto Mancini's successor - will get a massive summer transfer budget.

The five targets are: Napoli striker Edinson Cavani, Malaga playmaker Isco, Seville winger Jesus Navas, Brazilian Fernandinho and Roma defender Marquinhos.

Cavani is valued at £54m.

Isco has a £30m buy out clause but hopes he can link up with Pellegrini.

Isco said: "He's been my footballing father and I know that he likes me. Of course I would like to continue with him. It's a very important decision for me and I don't want to get it wrong."

Around £15m would be enough to secure Navas's release with the Spanish media reporting that a deal has been done but Fernandinho's buy-out clause is £42.5m.

Fernandinho, though, wants to play in the Premier though, wants to play in the Premier League and nail a place in Brazil's World Cup squad next year.

Khaldoon will hold transfer talks with Pellegrini as soon as he moves to the Etihad.

The City chairman is hell bent on buying big to win honours after a trophy-less season.

Khaldoon said: "This is going to be a very important year for us.

"We will have a new manager on board and from day one he has a responsibility to prepare a team for us for next season.

"A team that will be able to compete to win every competition we are involved in. We are now at that level."

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