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Manchester City are close to signing Arsenal defender Kolo Toure for about £15m, BBC Sport understands.
City boss Mark Hughes, who failed to lure Chelsea centre-back John Terry to Eastlands last week, has long admired the Ivory Coast international.
Toure was first linked to a move to City in January but the Gunners insisted then that he was not for sale.
The 28-year-old has been with Arsenal since 2002 but failed to hold down a regular starting place last season.
Newspaper reports that Toure has agreed personal terms with City are premature but the deal is expected to be completed by the end of this week.
Toure has played 326 games for the Gunners, scoring 14 goals, and has two years left on his contract at the Emirates Stadium.
He handed in a transfer request in January, which was rejected by the Arsenal board.
As well as missing out on Terry, Hughes had a £15m bid for Everton defender Joleon Lescott rejected earlier this month.
But the Gunners, who have already sold striker Emmanuel Adebayor to City for £25m this summer, have been more receptive to offers from the oil-rich Eastlands club.
On top of capturing Adebayor, City have already brought in former Manchester United forward Carlos Tevez, midfielder Gareth Barry from Aston Villa and striker Roque Santa Cruz from Blackburn for a total of about £55m this summer.
Alot of Arsenal fans are happy it seems. Toure was in his last year of his contract, and £15mill for a player who lost form, didnt get on with Gallas, and is off to the ANC this season seems to be a good deal for the fans.
I'm just waiting for the Citeh media blitz to snag Lescott.
Manchester City are close to signing Arsenal defender Kolo Toure for about £15m, BBC Sport understands.
City boss Mark Hughes, who failed to lure Chelsea centre-back John Terry to Eastlands last week, has long admired the Ivory Coast international.
Toure was first linked to a move to City in January but the Gunners insisted then that he was not for sale.
The 28-year-old has been with Arsenal since 2002 but failed to hold down a regular starting place last season.
Newspaper reports that Toure has agreed personal terms with City are premature but the deal is expected to be completed by the end of this week.
Toure has played 326 games for the Gunners, scoring 14 goals, and has two years left on his contract at the Emirates Stadium.
He handed in a transfer request in January, which was rejected by the Arsenal board.
As well as missing out on Terry, Hughes had a £15m bid for Everton defender Joleon Lescott rejected earlier this month.
But the Gunners, who have already sold striker Emmanuel Adebayor to City for £25m this summer, have been more receptive to offers from the oil-rich Eastlands club.
On top of capturing Adebayor, City have already brought in former Manchester United forward Carlos Tevez, midfielder Gareth Barry from Aston Villa and striker Roque Santa Cruz from Blackburn for a total of about £55m this summer.
Alot of Arsenal fans are happy it seems. Toure was in his last year of his contract, and £15mill for a player who lost form, didnt get on with Gallas, and is off to the ANC this season seems to be a good deal for the fans.
I'm just waiting for the Citeh media blitz to snag Lescott.
