Sven Goran Eriksson is preparing a £12million swoop for Jermain
Defoe when the transfer window opens in January.
City owner Thaksin Shinawatra handed Eriksson around £40m in the
summer, but has been so impressed by the teams start he will make
a further £25m available when the transfer window opens.
Eriksson is determined to spend it to keep third-placed City in the
top four of the Premier League, with unsettled Defoe top of his
list of targets even though he left the striker behind for the
World Cup and took untried Theo Walcott instead.
England defender Micah Richards advised Eriksson to make a bid for
Defoe in the summer, and the manager has now taken his celebrated
youngster at his word.