Manchester City have reportedly agreed a near-£14million deal to
sign Brazil striker Afonso Alves from Eredivisie side
Heerenveen.
Alves is contracted to Heerenveen until 2011 - but he has made
little secret of the fact that he wants to play in one of Europe's
top leagues.
And Dutch daily De Telegraaf claims Thaksin Shinawatra and
Sven-Goran Eriksson flew to Holland on Wednesday to shake hands on
a deal worth around 20million Euros (£13.85million).
Heerenveen bought Alves from Malmo as Klass-Jan Huntelaar's
replacement in 2006 and he did not disappoint as he bagged 31 goals
from 34 games.
He has added a further 10 from just four games this term, including
a momentous seven-goal haul against Heracles.
