English champions Manchester City are believed to be in the race for Spanish midfield duo Javi Garcia and Javi Martinez. Both players are rated in the £24million bracket.
Former-Real Madrid midfielder Javi Garcia has impressed in the Benfica midfield in the last couple of seasons and is seen as an ideal signing for Roberto Mancini’s team. Garcia has a buy-out clause of £24million and the Lisbon club have stated that they won’t sell one of their star assets for any lower figure.
The English champions are also being linked with highly-rated Athletic Bilbao midfielder-cum-centre-back Javi Martinez. The Basque club are believed to be demanding £24million for the Spanish international.
City could face heavy competition for the players signature from German giants Bayern Munich, who have been in negotiations with the Spanish club for the last week.
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