Sources close to City were last night adamant they will slap in
a "take it or leave it" offer for Arsenal's French midfielder.
And SunSport understands there is growing confidence that
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger and his board have accepted they are
fighting a losing battle to hold on to the unsettled star.
City officials have been given encouraging signs that Arsenal
finally want to bring things to a head and are reluctantly ready to
sanction a deal.
There were even suggestions a move could be rushed through by
the weekend, giving Nasri an outside chance of featuring in City's
Community Shield clash with Manchester United, who also like the
24-year-old.
The big choice for Arsenal is whether to cash in now on an
unhappy Frenchman or lose him for free when his contract expires
next year.
Nasri insisted in October he would have signed a contract when
there was talk of a new deal to keep him at the Emirates.
But he grew increasingly restless when nothing transpired and he
is now ready to join the City revolution for £125,000 a week - just
£10,000 a week more than he could pick up at United or Arsenal.