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Santa Cruz's agent plays down interest of Wolfsburg in Man City striker

The agent of Roque Santa Cruz insists Wolfsburg are not lining up a move for the out of favour Manchester City hit-man. City boss Roberto Mancini has said the Paraguay international is surplus to requirements at Eastlands and can leave in the January transfer window.

The 29-year-old, who came off the bench against Birmingham on Saturday for just his second appearance of the season, has been linked with Wolfsburg, Fulham and Leicester.

City are thought to have offered Santa Cruz to Steve McClaren's Wolfsburg as part of a swap deal for Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko, as they did with Craig Bellamy over the summer.

Santa Cruz's agent Jan van Baal claims Wolfsburg have not expressed a desire to take the former Bayern Munich man back to Germany.

"I am not aware of the interest of Wolfsburg," he told the Daily Express.

"They are not interested in the player."

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