Zabaleta set to sign for Man City
Pablo Zabaleta in action for Argentina at the Olympics
Zabaleta won a gold medal in Beijing
Manchester City are on the verge of signing Argentine international Pablo Zabaleta for £6.45m.
A statement on the Espanyol website claims they wanted to keep the player but that City matched the buy-out clause in the 23-year-old's contract.
The right-sided player is set to have his medical with City on Friday and will sign before the transfer window closes on 1 September.
Zabaleta was a member of the Argentine team that won gold at the Olympics.
He has been named in the Argentine squad ahead of their World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Peru and will join up with his national team on Sunday.
Zabaleta, who can play in defence or midfield, signed for Espanyol in 2005 from San Lorenzo and has been a regular in the Spanish side.
City have already boosted their squad this week by re-signing Shaun Wright-Phillips from Chelsea.
BBC.
Pablo Zabaleta in action for Argentina at the Olympics
Zabaleta won a gold medal in Beijing
Manchester City are on the verge of signing Argentine international Pablo Zabaleta for £6.45m.
A statement on the Espanyol website claims they wanted to keep the player but that City matched the buy-out clause in the 23-year-old's contract.
The right-sided player is set to have his medical with City on Friday and will sign before the transfer window closes on 1 September.
Zabaleta was a member of the Argentine team that won gold at the Olympics.
He has been named in the Argentine squad ahead of their World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Peru and will join up with his national team on Sunday.
Zabaleta, who can play in defence or midfield, signed for Espanyol in 2005 from San Lorenzo and has been a regular in the Spanish side.
City have already boosted their squad this week by re-signing Shaun Wright-Phillips from Chelsea.
BBC.
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