Barcelona striker is top target for City
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Barcelona striker is top target
Super-agent Pini Zahavi called in to do the deal
MANCHESTER CITY have made the first move to offer Thierry Henry a sensational return to the Premier League.
Chief executive Garry Cook has asked super-agent Pini Zahavi to do a deal to bring the Barcelona striker to Eastlands in time for next season.
The pair have been in contact this week and the City supremo needs a mega-deal to improve his standing in the eyes of the club’s Arab owners.
The Abu Dhabi group, who bought City last August, were unimpressed at not landing Brazil superstar Kaka despite bidding over £100million.
Henry, 31, has been in brilliant from for Barca after injury disrupted his first season at the Nou Camp. And he is thought to be keen on returning to England.
City want a massive name in their squad to attract other top players as they attempt to become a world superpower. And they know they can capture Henry without paying anything like the astronomical fee talked about for Kaka.
The move will become increasingly likely if Barca fulfil the Frenchman’s lifelong ambition of winning the Champions League. The Spanish club have other players who would interest City. Yaya Toure has been spoken about and they also fancy striker Samuel Eto’o.
The Eastlands club are set to bring in as many as six top names this summer.