Mancini says Dzeko could give City edge in title race
Edin Dzeko’s
chances of joining Premier League title chasers Manchester City have
been boosted with a ringing endorsement from City’s manager Roberto
Mancini.
The 24-year-old
Bosnia striker is one of the Bundesliga’s most prolific scorers and
City are reported to be in negotiations to sign him from VfL Wolfsburg
once the transfer window opens on Saturday.
“We have the chance
to win the league this year and the decisive factor could be Edin
Dzeko,” Italian Mancini told the Daily Mail.
“This player can
decide titles and that is why we want him.” City, who are level on
points with Manchester United at the top of the table, albeit having
played two more games, have relied heavily on the goals of Carlos Tevez.
With Emmanuel
Adebayor and Roque Santa Cruz both out of favour with Mancini and Mario
Balotelli yet to settle despite his hat-trick in the 4-0 win over Aston
Villa on Tuesday, Dzeko’s goal scoring record looks enticing.
Dzeko was
Bundesliga top scorer with 22 goals last season and second top scorer
the season in 2008/9 with 26, when Wolfsburg won the title.
He has scored 10 league goals in the first half of this season, even though Wolfsburg are struggling in 13th place.
Wolfsburg’s English manager Steve McClaren said recently that it could be hard for the club to keep hold of Dzeko.
“We hope that Edin
stays because he is a world class striker, but we are in the business
of football and nothing is 100 percent certain,” he said. “We will have
to see what happens.”
Wolfsburg have declined to comment on the speculation surrounding the player.
Reuters
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