Manchester City's top January transfer target Edin Dzeko has taken the remarkable step of writing to the club to say that he wants to join them.
As City consider how much they can afford to offer German club Wolfsburg for the striker in January, Sportsmail can reveal just how desperate Dzeko is to come.
It is understood that the 24-year-old Bosnia star wrote to City in August and outlined his interest in a move to Eastlands.
Come and get me: Edin Dzeko has penned a letter begging Manchester City to sign him from Wolfsburg
News of his extraordinary move will not please Wolfsburg manager Steve McClaren, but it will hearten City fans currently angry at the transfer request handed in by Carlos Tevez.
City eventually pulled out of the running for Dzeko's signature in the summer when Wolfsburg pushed the asking price above £30million and forward Craig Bellamy refused to become part of the deal by moving to the Bundesliga club.
However, City boss Roberto Mancini told his board several weeks ago that he was keen to try again for Dzeko in January as it became clear to him that Emmanuel Adebayor, Jo and Roque Santa Cruz were not proving good enough.
The recent developments regarding Tevez have only hardened Mancini's belief that he needs another forward and it is known that City have now made the acquisition of Dzeko their top priority regardless of whether Tevez leaves next month.
In public Dzeko has been coy about his future while Italian clubs such as City's Europa League rivals Juventus have briefed Italian journalists that he wants to move to Serie A.
However, one of his representatives was a guest of City at last month's Manchester derby which, allied with this latest development, suggests City are in pole position.
One thing that will certainly influence Dzeko's thinking is the fact that Wolfsburg are currently having a difficult season and are fifth from bottom of the Bundesliga.
Dzeko has scored eight league goals in 16 games but recently had a public spat with McClaren, ignoring his manager's outstretched hand after being substituted against Werder Bremen earlier this month.
City manager Mancini will meet with his squad in Turin today ahead of Wednesday's game at Juventus but Tevez will not be with them. Mancini has been in Italy undergoing minor eye surgery since the weekend but has left instructions for the 26-year-old not to travel with what is essentially a reserve team.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1338686/Edin-Dzeko-issues-come-letter-Manchester-City--EXCLUSIVE.html#ixzz18BW7X6oo
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Dzeko to Man City in January?
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Don't want them to get him, but I can see it happening.
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Yeah I can see it happening also!!!!!!!!!111!!!
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Fuck this shit section. 
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Why on earth? Because they can?
He's not an improvement on what they already have baring Jo, cause he's just shit.
He's not an improvement on what they already have baring Jo, cause he's just shit.
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Dear The-Playmaker Forum,
Please purchase me.
Thanks, Dzeko.
Please purchase me.
Thanks, Dzeko.
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He will join Liverpool and we will win the title.
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Deluded scouser. 
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Shut up Liam. Deluded cunt..
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Theo*Dan wrote:Shut up Liam. Deluded cunt..
Never understood why people call me Liam tbh.
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Liam Walcott?
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Deluded Irish.
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Walcott wrote:Deluded Irish.
You jelly? :troll:
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If Tevez goes, Dzeko is an option, though I think he wants Juve.
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Manchester City is a money grabing team who I hate 
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Highly doubt this will happen ... but maybe. If he's on good form at Wolfsburg and I'm was him I'd stay there tbh. Even though he'll be on like 10 times the wages.
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Sean CFC wrote:Walcott wrote:Deluded Irish.
You jelly? :troll:
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coolmarvin wrote:Why on earth? Because they can?
He's not an improvement on what they already have baring Jo, cause he's just shit.
I disagree. We have Tevez, Balotelli, Adebayor and Crocky Santa Cruz up front, as things stand we really need another striker because Adebayor never plays and should be gone soon, RSC is never going to get a run in the team which is the only way I can ever see him playing well, Balotelli is just mental and from what I've seen now a bit inconsistent. He isn't the finished article.
Watching the team now we really need a big CF to break down teams, because sometimes we struggle.
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Andy Mitchell wrote:Manchester City is a money grabing team who I hate
Change the record.
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Fee agreed, hopefully they can agree terms 
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Jordi wrote:Fee agreed, hopefully they can agree terms
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NGreat wrote:Jordi wrote:Fee agreed, hopefully they can agree terms
I would like to see Dzeko in the PL, regardless of who he turns out for
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Dzeko wants 270K a week. Last I read was 210K a week offer, upped from 170K initially I think.
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If he moves it'll be interesting to see how he plays. He has struggled with playing as a lone striker with Wolfsburg.
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masutora wrote:Dzeko wants 270K a week. Last I read was 210K a week offer, upped from 170K initially I think.
Is this euros? Anyway I read yesterday that City would offer £100k and it wouldn't be a problem
