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From The Times
July 30, 2007

Brazilian striker Elano set to join City

Gary Jacob

MANCHESTER CITY ARE expected to continue their spending spree today by announcing the signing of Elano for about £7.5 million from Shakhtar Donetsk. The highly-regarded attacking midfield player will become the fifth player to arrive at the Barclays Premier League club since Sven-Göran Eriksson took over as manager this month.

Elano, who can play on either wing, scored 14 goals in 49 matches for Donetsk in the past two seasons after moving from Santos for £5.2 million in 2004, the year in which he made his Brazil debut.

City also hope to land Giorgio Chiellini, the Juventus defender who is valued at about £7 million. The Italy Under21 captain played against England in the inaugural match at the new Wembley Stadium last season. He would join Rolando Bianchi, the former Italy Under21 forward, who arrived from Reggina for a little less than £9 million. Eriksson has also signed Gelson Fernandes, the Switzerland Under21 midfield player, from FC Sion, and Geovanni, the former Barcelona midfield player, from Cruzeiro.

God bless Elano!

rafael, Santos, Brazil

By the way, Elano is a central midfilder, not a striker nor a winger

thiago, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Go on my son. We need to jump for Castillo, thats unless City have got Elano through an agreement that Donetsk can have him.

Daniel , Manchester, England

Go on my son. We need to jump for Castillo, thats unless City have got Elano through an agreement that Donetsk can have him.

Daniel , Manchester, England

In Sven we trust.....keep them coming!!!

ray fallowfield, chantecorps, france

YES!

Jeremy Poynton, Fromeville, 51st State

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