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City eye new blood after SuperSport defeat

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Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is sure he will add to his attacking options before the start of the new season.

JOHANNESBURG — Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is sure he will add to his attacking options before the start of the new season.

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City are keen to add to their strike force after selling Mario Balotelli and Carlos Tevez to AC Milan and Juventus since the start of the year.

The Etihad Stadium side have been strongly linked with Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo and Fiorentina forward Stevan Jovetic.

With Sergio Aguero yet to link up with the squad’s pre-season trip to South Africa, Edin Dzeko is the only senior forward at Pellegrini’s disposal.

But, having seen his team beaten 2-0 by Supersport United in his first game in charge at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Sunday, he is confident that there will be additions before the new campaign begins.

He said: “We are working on new players that can arrive at Manchester City.

“We are not in a hurry to bring them now, but we are clear that we need two or three more players.

“It’s important to have a very good squad. I said before we came to South Africa that we needed to play for each position and that’s what we are looking for and I’m sure that we will have it.

“It’s difficult to say a date, but before July finishes I think we will have more players.”

Pellegrini has confirmed that Brazilian defender Maicon, who only joined from Inter Milan last summer, is set to leave the club. The right-back has not travelled to South Africa and is being linked with a move to Serie A side Roma.

Pellegrini said: “Maicon didn’t come here to the pre-season and he will not stay in the squad at Manchester City this year.”

City are next in action against AmaZulu on Thursday.