Arsenal agree terms with Manchester City for sale of Samir Nasri

• France midfielder to undergo medical in Manchester • Pressure mounts on Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger Samir Nasri is on the brink of finally completing his move to Manchester City after Arsenal confirmed they had agreed terms for the transfer. Nasri, who has been linked with City all summer, trained with Arsenal on Tuesday morning despite having told the manager Arsène Wenger that he did not want to be included in the squad to play Udinese on Wednesday. The midfielder has since been given permission to travel to Manchester to undergo a medical and agree personal terms. The move, believed to involve a fee of £22m, will mean a significant pay rise for the 24-year-old, who had previously rejected a new £90,000-a-week contract to stay at Arsenal. The departure is another blow for Wenger, who signed Nasri in 2008 from Marseille for a fee of £15.8m. In July Wenger had insisted that he would not have to sell either Nasri or the captain Cesc Fàbregas , both of whom have now gone. Wenger said: “Samir’s situation is clear for me. He stays. We are in a [financial] position where we can say ‘No’, and we will … Imagine the worst situation, that we lose Fábregas and Nasri; you cannot convince people that you are ambitious after that.” Nasri’s move will put more pressure on Wenger to add new signings to his squad, though one of his primary targets, Eden Hazard, is not for sale, according to his club Lille. The Lille general manager Frederic Paquet told the BBC: “Eden will not be leaving this season. We are aware of interest from some of the biggest clubs in Europe but we are not prepared to sell. He is very happy here, he understands our project and wants to stay for at least another year.” Samir Nasri Manchester City Arsenal Transfer window guardian.co.uk

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