Edin Dzeko begs Manchester City to sign him

The likelihood of much desired Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko signing for Manchester City has vastly increased after it was revealed that he wrote to the club asking them to sign him.

Come and get me pleas are ten a penny in the world of tabloid transfer speculation, when even the slightest reference from a player to a particular club will result in a frenzy of headlines suggesting that said player is desperate to join.

This particular story seems to have some merit, however, as it has been revealed that Dzeko, who plays for Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, sent a letter to a senior executive at Eastlands earlier in the season, expressing his admiration for the club and his gratitude for their efforts to buy him in the August window.

City’s initial efforts to sign Dzeko were thwarted by Wolfsburg’s asking price, thought to be in the region of £45 million (€53 million), but City have continued to monitor the 24-year old’s progress and their desire for a top class striker will have increased in the wake of Carlos Tevez’s public expression of his desire to leave the club.

City invited Dzeko’s representatives to watch the recent Manchester derby and gave them a tour of their training facilities, with the club eager to make an impression on a player who is coveted by some of the top clubs in Europe.

Dzeko has continued his fine form from recent seasons in this campaign with eight goals in 15 games for Steve McLaren’s Wolfsburg. At 6’3”, he is a significant aerial threat and his arrival would pave the way for the departure of Emmanuel Adebayor, who has sulked his way through this season, the vast majority of which he has spent on the bench.

Dzeko has appeared 31 times for the Bosnian national side, scoring 17 goals.