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Alvaro Negredo To Move To Manchester City

17 July 2013 - 19:34

The Spanish outfit, Sevilla, have confirmed that star striker Alvaro Negredo will bid farewell to the club. Negredo will now move to the Etihad Stadium, subject to a medical.

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Sevilla have confirmed the deal on their official website. The clubs have agreed on a &euro;25million plus add-ons deal for the striker.<br />

Del Nido revealed his happiness for the player and claimed the deal to be one of the most significant ones in the history of the club.<br />

&ldquo;We are about to close on the sale of the player and, if everything goes normally and everything is signed, he will soon say goodbye&rdquo;, he said.<br />

&ldquo;Manchester City are buying a great player, the top-scoring Spaniard in La Liga.&rdquo;<br />

The club&rsquo;s official website read:<br />

"It's official: Alvaro Negredo is a Manchester City player, short of doing the medical tests&rdquo;<br />

"Sevilla has organised a farewell gathering for the player at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan this evening at 18.30BST, so that those who have been his team-mates can say goodbye before leaving for (the pre-season tour of) South America. <br />

"The Sevilla president, Jose Maria del Nido, will accompany the striker at this farewell."<br />

The 27-year-old was brilliant in the La Liga last season, having scored 25 goals. He was strongly linked with moves to Everton and Tottenham.<br />

But as it turns out, Negredo will be the second player to complete a transfer from Sevilla to Manchester City after Jesus Navas. The striker will also receive an increased weekly wage of &euro;75,000.

Written by Chandraket Mall