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Manchester City agree Edin Dzeko deal with Wolfsburg

05 January 2011 10:54 (UTC +04:00)

Baku - APA. Roberto Mancini has admitted that Manchester City have agreed a fee to sign Edin Dzeko, APA reports quoting â€œDailyMailâ€. The transfer - believed to be around Â£30million - is now expected to complete after their match at Arsenal on Wednesday.
Mancini said: â€œWe have agreed a fee. He is a good player and all the teams in Europe want him. Heading for the Premier League: Dzeko is poised to join Manchester City.But we have an important game at Arsenal coming up and I will speak about him after thatâ€.
Steve McClaren has backed Dzeko to pay back every penny of the fee Manchester City are set to hand Wolfsburg for his services. Wolfsburg manager McClaren sanctioned a deal to let his star striker leave the Bundelsiga. Dzeko is set to become the biggest transfer of the January window and former England boss McClaren said: â€œHe is a very, very good player and that is reflected in the price. He is a big lad, strong and quick too. But he also has good technique.Most importantly he is a goal scorer who gets them with his left foot, his right foot, his head. He can score all types of goals. That is what City are getting. He is a good buy for them. He is a good boy, he needs to work harder now he is in the Premier League than he does at present but he will adjust, no problem.He is also a good age, just 24. Strangely he reminds me of Alen Boksic, who I worked with at Middlesbrough, in the way he plays and scores. But he is probably a better all-round player than him and definitely has something that City miss. He will be ideal for City, especially alongside Carlos Tevez. That will be a very potent partnership, very strong. I wish him well at City and hope he succeeds and fulfils his dream and potential thereâ€.
Dzeko was the top scorer in the German top flight last season with 22 goals and boasts a career record of 84 in 142 games. Dzeko has scored 10 goals this season, taking his tally to 66 in 111 games for Wolfsburg.