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Man City to offer £12M for Middlesbrough's Yakubu

Manchester City boss Sven Goran Eriksson is ready to offer £12 million for Middlesbrough striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni.

The Observer says Eriksson will have £30m to spend before the start of the new season, and will offer Middlesbrough £12m for striker Yakubu, according to a source close to the club.

Yakubu, also a target for Harry Redknapp at former club Portsmouth, is understood to be keen on the move to City, with talks expected in the next few days.

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