Man City close in on Clichy and Nasri

Manchester City are close to completing a move for French left-back Gael Clichy and are also interested in signing his Arsenal colleague Samir Nasri, Sky Sports claimed on Thursday.

   The big-spending FA Cup winners have reportedly stolen a march on Liverpool in the race to sign Clichy and are preparing a £20 million ($32.1m) bid for France midfielder Nasri, according to the British television channel.

   Nasri, 24, enjoyed his best season in an Arsenal shirt last term, scoring 10 league goals, but has yet to agree a contract extension and is also rumoured to have attracted interest from champions Manchester United.

   He joined Arsene Wenger’s side from Marseille in 2008 and has since made over 80 appearances for the club, who have not won a major trophy since the 2005 FA Cup.