Thursday, 27th October, 2011
Manchester City have emerged as contenders for the signature of Cagliari’s tough-tackling midfielder Radja Nainggolan.
The 23-year-old Belgian broke through into Cagliari’s first team last year and has been impressing ever since, quickly being dubbed the "new Gennaro Gattuso" within Italy.
And AC Milan soon became regular watchers of Nainggolan, with talk growing that the Rossoneri see the midfielder as a potential replacement for the ageing Gattuso.
It is not just Milan who can be counted amongst Nainggolan’s fan club however, with Spanish giants Real Madrid hot on the former Piacenza player’s tail.
Jose Mourinho is always keen to add young talent to Los Blancos’ ranks and, through contacts built up in Serie A from his time as Inter coach, was quickly alerted to the Cagliari man’s potential.
But now, according to Gazzetta dello Sport, Roberto Mancini’s Manchester City have arrived on the scene.
While the Citizens have considerable talent in the middle of the park, Mancini was concerned when injuries robbed him of ball-winner Nigel de Jong and midfielder James Milner in September, stating openly that he felt the club had a lack of depth in the department.
A move for the quickly progressing Nainggolan would make sense for City, although pipping Milan and Real Madrid to his signature will be a tough task.
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