Source: ESPNSoccernet
Edin Dzeko claimed he was excited about playing with
Carlos Tevez after he
sealed a lucrative move to Manchester City on Friday evening.
City have handed the Bosnia international the No. 10 jersey
previously worn by Robinho, and Dzeko has signed a four-and-a-half
year deal. His debut is expected to come at home to Wolves next
weekend.
"It has been a long time that I have been linked with the club
going back to last summer but Wolfsburg did not want to sell me
until today," Dzeko said on City's official website. "There was too
much speculation in the papers but my head is always clear. I was
always attracted most to joining City.
"They have been playing well this season. I have watched them a
lot on television. Now the speculation is over and I just want to
do my best."
The 2008-09 German Footballer of the Year acknowledges the fact
that he is joining a club awash with money, but he insists it is
the chance to play with top players, not the financial incentive,
that attracts him to Eastlands.
"Everybody speaks about City having lots of money but it is not
about that. It is about ambition and I have spoken to coach
[Roberto] Mancini and he told me 'this is the best club for you',"
Dzeko explained. "City are playing for first place in the Premier
League and that is what I want. I am excited to play alongside
players such as Tevez and [Yaya] Toure who I have only seen on the
television and to be in the same team as players I have played
against such as [Jerome] Boateng and [Vincent] Kompany.
"They will help me achieve my goal to be better in the future. I
want to show the fans why the club paid the money for me. Everyone
expects goals and I want to score them but most of all I want to
contribute to a successful team. I don't want to talk about my
skill - that is for other people to judge. However, I know my
quality and when I am fit I am not afraid of a challenge."
Boateng has had previous clashes with Dzeko during his time at
Hamburg, and he promised City fans that they have every right to
get excited by the club's ninth acquisition under Mancini.
"Dzeko has everything," Boateng said. "He can shoot right, left
and can head the ball too. He is a very strong striker. He is a
quality player. Against Hamburg he always played well and seemed to
score, it was always a big challenge. He can hold the ball well and
he knows how to move with his body. He has a good eye for the
goal."