Man City leading Sanchez race

The 22-year-old helped the Italian club qualify for the Champions League last season where his performances have attracted the interest of several of Europe's elite clubs, including City's cross-city rivals Manchester United and Barcelona.

However, Pozzo has reportedly slapped a £44 million price tag on his prized asset, a fee that only the Citizens could be willing to match.

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Nick Moore

Nick Moore is a freelance journalist based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. He wrote his first FourFourTwo feature in 2001 about Gerard Houllier's cup-treble-winning Liverpool side, and has continued to ink his witty words for the mag ever since. Nick has produced FFT's 'Ask A Silly Question' interview for 16 years, once getting Peter Crouch to confess that he dreams about being a dwarf.