? �7m fee agreed with Arsenal for Ga�l Clichy
? No high-level talks concerning Samir Nasri
Manchester City are confident that the Arsenal left-back Ga�l Clichy will become their first signing of the summer, but they have distanced themselves from reports that they are also trying to persuade Arsenal into a �20m deal for Samir Nasri.
The two clubs have agreed a �7m fee for Clichy and the player is expected to arrive in Manchester early next week. But there have been no high-level talks about Nasri's potential availability and none are planned.
Nasri, who has been prominently linked with a move to Manchester United, has one year left on his contract and City are monitoring him as a possible back-up option for later in the summer. However, their interest has never gone beyond that point and City are bemused by reports they have been closing in on a deal with the player's agent and club.
City will be relieved to conclude the deal for Clichy, who was the subject of a �5m bid from Liverpool last week, after a difficult start to their summer transfer business that saw them concede defeat to Barcelona in the signing of Udinese's Chile forward Alexis S�nchez.
Shaun Wright-Phillips, who is no longer wanted by City, is attracting interest from Wigan and Bolton, though any move may depend on him accepting a reduction from his current �60,000-a-week salary.
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