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Wolfsburg's giant Bosnian striker is in talks with officials from Manchester City I understand. Speculation about the future of Dzeko had included potential moves to Man Utd Liverpool, AC Milan and Tottenham amongst others who need to offer a set fee of £34 million (40 million Euros) to secure a transfer, due to a time clause in his Wolfsburg contract which expires on Monday. It now appears than Manchester City are now favourites to sign the front man who scored 29 goals in all competitions last season. Steve McLaren the new Wolfsburg coach will be loathed to lose his star player, but as people know, when Man City come knocking with their unlimited store of cash, it is time to bargain hard and to start to look for an alternative.

If he signs with City, then it will throw fresh doubt onto the future of Emmanuel Adebayor (for whom Dzeko would be seen as a direct replacement), as it seems he has fallen out of favour at the Manchester club. Mancini was apparently not impressed with his effort in the closing weeks of last season, as they failed to secure a Champions League qualifying spot and had to settle for the Europa League.