Manchester City are willing to sell Samir Nasri for £12m – should West Brom make a move?
Samir Nasri
In an attempt to move on Samir Nasri, Manchester City are prepared to lower their asking price for the midfielder to £12m.
That is according to the Sun, who claim that clubs from around Europe had been put off a potential deal for Nasri because of his high valuation – which was £16m.
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The 29-year-old spent the 2016/17 season on loan at Sevilla, playing 31 times in all competitions and scoring three goals, but the Spanish club have decided not to take up the option of making the move permanent.
Nasri’s former club Marseille have also shown interest, but are yet to make an offer, so should West Bromwich Albion make an ambitious move to keep the former Arsenal man in the Premier League?
The major stumbling block could be the attacking midfielder’s wages, which are believed to be around £150,000-a-week, but he would also arrive with a wealth of experience.
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Nasri is a two-time English champion from his time at the Etihad Stadium, as well as winning the League Cup, and has played 215 times in England’s top flight with City and the Gunners.
West Brom currently have Nacer Chadli, James McLean and Matt Phillips as options out wide, while the future of Callum McManaman and Jonathan Leko in the first team remains uncertain for different reasons.
Nasri would arguably be an upgrade on all the current players on the wing at the Hawthorns, and could take a Baggies side who struggled to capitalise on being eighth for most of last term before eventually dropping down to tenth, to the next level.
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