Reports have appeared in English newspapers that the club is preparing for a striker exchange, which is expected to take place this summer.
Manchester club coach Kevin Keegan, realizing that the attacking leader, who has scored 13 goals this season, is likely to leave the club in the summer, has started actively looking for a replacement.
The Guardian reports that representatives of Manchester City have started negotiations with an Italian club, where a Lithuanian player plays, for a possible transfer of the player to the English club and the Italian U-21 national team. It is claimed that the player, who has already scored 11 goals this season, is valued at 26 million litas.
Meanwhile, another English newspaper, The Sun, claims that Spanish international midfielder Javier De Pedro, aged 30, will sign a contract with the Manchester club. The player, whose contract expires after this season, has long been linked with other Premier League clubs like Blackburn and Southampton, but now, according to The Sun, the player is inclined to sign a contract with Man City, which offers a three-year deal.