Manchester City are eyeing Werder Bremen winger Marko Marin.
Marin has also been linked with Tottenham can knows Premier League clubs are interested.
The Sun says City are not yet ready to throw in the towel for boss Roberto Mancini's No 1 summer target - Chilean Alexis Sanchez.
But Barcelona are expected to land the 22-year-old Udinese superstar.
If Sanchez does snub Eastlands, City could bid £20m for Werder Bremen ace Marin, 22, while Arsenal's Samir Nasri and Wesley Sneijder of Inter Milan are also on their list of possibilities.