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Mancini: Boateng deal is close
10th May 2010
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has confirmed the club are close to signing Germany defender Jerome Boateng in an £11million deal.
City have been keen on luring the 21-year-old to Eastlands from Hamburg and now the English and German league seasons are over, the transfer could be concluded this week.
"We are quite close to signing him," Mancini told the Manchester Evening News. "Boateng is a good player, a young player and strong.
"He plays for the national team and there is a good chance to get him.
"He can play three different positions; central defence, right full-back or in midfield. If we find a player like that it is better for us."
Mancini has vowed to bring in some fresh faces this summer, although the Italian has admitted his job will be made more difficult by the failure to secure a Champions League berth.
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| 12 | Stuart Taylor |
| 14 | Roque Santa Cruz |
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| 16 | Silvio Sylvinho |
| 17 | Martin Petrov |
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| 20 | Felipe Caicedo |
| 22 | Richard Dunne |
| 24 | Patrick Vieira |
| 25 | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| 26 | Tal Ben-Haim |
| 27 | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| 28 | Kolo Toure |
| 29 | Kelvin Etuhu |
| 32 | Carlos Tevez |
| 33 | Vincent Kompany |
| 34 | Nigel De Jong |
| 35 | Scott Kay |
| 36 | Javan Vidal |
| 37 | Gunnar Nielsen |
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| 38 | Marton Fulop |
| 39 | Craig Bellamy |
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| 42 | Karl Moore |
| 44 | Dedryk Boyata |
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| 48 | Abdisalam Ibrahim |
| 49 | Donal McDermott |
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