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Manchester City hope to complete Samir Nasri's switch to the Etihad Stadium before the weekend as they continue to haggle with Arsenal over the structure of the deal.
The clubs are very close to agreeing a compromise fee of around £22million after Arsenal demanded £25million for the wantaway star and the Blues offered £20million.
They are now negotiating on the timetable for the payment of the transfer fee with the Gunners wanting as much as possible up front.
City have prepared a five-year deal, believed to be worth around £160,000-a-week for the Frenchman, and do not anticipate any problems in agreeing personal terms.
Nasri is due to undergo his medical in Manchester, which is expected to take place at the private Bridgewater clinic, and it is believed he has already flown up from London