EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City close in on £25m midfielder deal

MANCHESTER CITY are closing in on a £25m deal for Sporting Lisbon’s William Carvalho.

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William Carvalho has been scouted by Arsenal and Manchester United in the past

The midfielder’s agent is City boss Pep Guardiola’s brother, Pere.

Starsport reported recently that City were looking for a big, powerful midfielder to succeed Yaya Toure who is 34 next month and likely to leave at the end of the season.

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And that player is Portugal’s Euro 2016 winner Carvalho, who is 25 on Friday.

Carvalho is a long-term target for Arsenal and has been scouted regularly by the Premier League’s top clubs.