Expected price Reported bid of £91m seems to have been enough to gain Milan's interest Why he won't sign for City Would have to fight Richard Dunne for his prefered squad number of 22
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Expected price £27m was the minimum last summer
Why he'll sign for City Manchester is 150 miles (or so) closer than Barcelona to his family in Paris
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Estimated price Bids of £30m reportedly rejected
Why he'll sign for City Stuck with Juventus following their relegation after the Calciopoli scandal, so threat of Championship football next season would be no stumbling block
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Expected price £40m buyout clause
Why he won't sign for City Started his career at Independiente in Argentina. The club's nickname is "Los Diablos Rojos" or "The Red Devils" which has awkward connotations in Manchester
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Estimated price Arsenal rumoured to have previously turned down £45m offer for Fabregas and Robin van Persie from Barcelona
Why he won't move to City Why swap one mid-table side for another?
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Expected price £70m may interest Gillett and Hicks
Why he won't move to City "I would love sometimes to live away from some of the stuff that surrounds us, the excess of money," he said last summer. Not a desire that fits in well with the regime at Eastlands.
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Estimated price Buyout clause in his Barcelona clause that would be activated with an offer in excess of £100m
Why he won't sign for City The prospect of a La Liga and Champions League double might just be enough to keep him at Barça
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Expected price He's priceless, as far as Manchester United are concerned. £120m+
Why he won't sign for City Two words: Denis Law
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Expected price £15m
Why he won't move to City Has turned them down once before in favour of Milan and City's situation now is somewhat less rosy than in the summer
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Estimated price Has £80m buyout clause in his contract
Why he won't sign for City "Milan make me dream," he said last year. "But I also love Juve, Inter and Manchester United - the big clubs. What's important is to win." Could be a few problems there ...
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