Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko has urged the club to allow him to leave amid rumours Manchester City have made a lucrative offer for the Bosnian international. The 23-year-old has been coveted by Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger and Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti for some time, by City’s superior financial muscle appears to have given Roberto Mancini the edge over his Premier League counterparts.
Dzeko has a £32.5 million buyout clause but according to recent reports, the prolific striker’s glut of suitors including Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea have all been unwilling to match Wolfsburg’s lofty valuation, and indeed Manchester City are reportedly eager to get the Bundesliga club to sell for less having already agreed personal terms with the long-term Premier League target.
Dzeko has been in blistering form for the last two seasons, netting a hugely impressive 48 league goals, and last summer the striker was embroiled in another protracted transfer wrangle when rumours suggested Manchester United and Arsenal were vying for his signature. Despite strong intent from the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson, Roberto Mancini, Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti and Arsene Wenger, Wolfsburg have defiantly resisted any efforts to prise the player away the club, and at the beginning of the week they told Manchester City that they have no intention of selling their star asset.
Although Wolfsburg’s strong stance has appeared to deter Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea with Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and Carlo Ancelotti all seemingly unwilling to match or better the Bundesliga side’s lucrative demands, Manchester City are believed to be maintaining a stout interest in the Bosnian. Yesterday, reports from Germany suggested City had returned with a new offer, and the player this morning urged Wolfsburg to consider selling him.
The striker told kicker-Sport magazine: "I now want to represent a big club so I can develop further,"
"This has now become my big desire. I hope and I believe VfL will let me leave now.”
"I am aware of the clauses in my contract, but I have already said that this point in time would be too early. It is too early for other clubs.”
"Now I have received a good offer I have to talk about it with the manager and the managing director."
Dzeko has a £32.5 million buyout clause but according to recent reports, the prolific striker’s glut of suitors including Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea have all been unwilling to match Wolfsburg’s lofty valuation, and indeed Manchester City are reportedly eager to get the Bundesliga club to sell for less having already agreed personal terms with the long-term Premier League target.
Dzeko has been in blistering form for the last two seasons, netting a hugely impressive 48 league goals, and last summer the striker was embroiled in another protracted transfer wrangle when rumours suggested Manchester United and Arsenal were vying for his signature. Despite strong intent from the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson, Roberto Mancini, Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti and Arsene Wenger, Wolfsburg have defiantly resisted any efforts to prise the player away the club, and at the beginning of the week they told Manchester City that they have no intention of selling their star asset.
Although Wolfsburg’s strong stance has appeared to deter Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea with Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and Carlo Ancelotti all seemingly unwilling to match or better the Bundesliga side’s lucrative demands, Manchester City are believed to be maintaining a stout interest in the Bosnian. Yesterday, reports from Germany suggested City had returned with a new offer, and the player this morning urged Wolfsburg to consider selling him.
The striker told kicker-Sport magazine: "I now want to represent a big club so I can develop further,"
"This has now become my big desire. I hope and I believe VfL will let me leave now.”
"I am aware of the clauses in my contract, but I have already said that this point in time would be too early. It is too early for other clubs.”
"Now I have received a good offer I have to talk about it with the manager and the managing director."
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