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| Bacary Sagna set to sign for Manchester City on £120,000-a-week deal | Bacary Sagna set to sign for Manchester City on £120,000-a-week deal |
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| Manchester City are on the verge of announcing the signing of Bacary Sagna on a free transfer from Arsenal, with the right-back to earn at least £120,000 a week. | |
| The 31-year-old is thought to have agreed a three-year deal to take him to the Premier League champions and strengthen Manuel Pellegrini’s defensive options. | The 31-year-old is thought to have agreed a three-year deal to take him to the Premier League champions and strengthen Manuel Pellegrini’s defensive options. |
| Given City’s £49m net transfer budget for the summer due to Uefa’s financial fair play punishment, the acquisition of Sagna for no fee will cause relief at the Etihad Stadium. | |
| City are also understood to be close to signing Porto’s Fernando for around £20m, though the move to land his team-mate, Eliaquim Mangala, still requires further work. | City are also understood to be close to signing Porto’s Fernando for around £20m, though the move to land his team-mate, Eliaquim Mangala, still requires further work. |