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Work permit issues foil Man City deal for Parma's Mariga

Manchester City's attempts to sign McDonald Mariga from Parma are said to have collapsed, reports the Daily Mail. The £7million move had been all but agreed, but the Kenya international's difficulty in securing a work permit have put pay to the deal.

The Eastlands boss moved for Mariga after growing frustrated in a bid for Real Madrid's Fernando Gago.

However, City may now be forced into a last-ditch bid to sign the £17m rated Argentina international.

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