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Edin Dzeko wants Manchester City to strike deal for Miralem Pjanic
MANCHESTER CITY forward Edin Dzeko is clinging onto the hope that the club can seal a deal for his countryman Miralem Pjanic.
The Roma playmaker has been on City's radar for a while and Roberto Mancini ran the rule over him and Erik Lamela during Roma's Serie A clash with Sampdoria in February.
Dzeko has not been immune to transfer speculation himself, with Borussia Dortmund chasing his signature.
And he admitted that he would like to see Pjanic move to the Etihad in the summer.
"I have recommended Pjanic before to Manchester City - they know all about him," Dzeko told foreign football site SportSport.ba.
"On one occasion, the manager, Roberto Mancini, asked me whether Pjanic was Bosnian. I said: ‘Of course he’s Bosnian!’
"I wouldn’t be surprised if Pjanic came to City, and I sincerely hope he does.”
Dzeko's future at City may be influenced by Pjanic's next move.
He added: "If ‘Mire’ came to City then I would certainly not want to leave the Etihad.”