Manchester City are reported to have agreed a Russian record deal for CKSA Moscow's Brazilian striker Jo.
The 21-year-old was first targeted by City in January but CSKA were not willing to do a deal at the time.
Now it is claimed that City have lodged a 25 million euro (£20million) bid for Jo - which CSKA president Yevgeny Giner is ready to accept.
Leading Russian newspaper Tvoi Den claims that the player has already agreed terms on his contract with City after his agent Giuliano Bertolucci met with CSKA last Friday.
Valencia were also keen but City were ready to do business now and CSKA did not want to wait for the Spanish club to ponder their next move.
Eriksson backing
The last few weeks have seen reports that City owner Thaksin Shinawatra was far from happy with the club's performance in the second half of the season and there was even pressure on manager Sven Goran Eriksson.
But Eriksson has always remained confident in the face of those reports and it seems Shinawatra has again backed him up by agreeing a substantial fee - a club record - for the impressive Brazilian.
Jo is a full Brazil international although he has not played anywhere near enough to automatically qualify for a work permit. However, he is more than likely to receive one on appeal from the Home Office.
Jo has enjoyed a bright start to the new Russian season with two goals in the opening two games for CSKA.
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The 21-year-old was first targeted by City in January but CSKA were not willing to do a deal at the time.
Now it is claimed that City have lodged a 25 million euro (£20million) bid for Jo - which CSKA president Yevgeny Giner is ready to accept.
Leading Russian newspaper Tvoi Den claims that the player has already agreed terms on his contract with City after his agent Giuliano Bertolucci met with CSKA last Friday.
Valencia were also keen but City were ready to do business now and CSKA did not want to wait for the Spanish club to ponder their next move.
Eriksson backing
The last few weeks have seen reports that City owner Thaksin Shinawatra was far from happy with the club's performance in the second half of the season and there was even pressure on manager Sven Goran Eriksson.
But Eriksson has always remained confident in the face of those reports and it seems Shinawatra has again backed him up by agreeing a substantial fee - a club record - for the impressive Brazilian.
Jo is a full Brazil international although he has not played anywhere near enough to automatically qualify for a work permit. However, he is more than likely to receive one on appeal from the Home Office.
Jo has enjoyed a bright start to the new Russian season with two goals in the opening two games for CSKA.
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