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Dzeko deal not completed yet - Mancini

ESPN staff
January 4, 2011
Edin Dzeko appears destined for Eastlands © Getty Images
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Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says that Edin Dzeko would be a fabulous signing, insisting "all the good teams in Europe want him", but he admits a deal for the striker has not yet been finalised.

City had reportedly negotiated an acceptable fee with Wolfsburg for the 24-year-old on Monday, with former England boss Steve McClaren showering the Bosnian with praise and touting him to strike up a wonderful partnership with Carlos Tevez.

City were expected to seal a £27 million move for Dzeko on Tuesday but Mancini gave little away ahead of his side's trip to Arsenal on Wednesday.

"For Dzeko all I can say is only one thing, we have an agreement with Wolfsburg," he said. When asked whether he thought the deal would go through, he said: "Maybe."

Following McClaren's comments that the player would be the ideal partner for Tevez, Mancini remained tight-lipped.

"Dzeko is a good player, all the good teams in Europe want him. We must wait until Dzeko is a City player until we talk about the other situation," he said.

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