• Left-back ready to follow Cesc Fábregas out of Arsenal • 25-year-old was also a target for Liverpool and PSG

Gaël Clichy looks set to follow Cesc Fábregas out of Arsenal, with the left-back close to sealing a £7m move to Manchester City. In what will come as another blow to the Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, it is understood that the French defender will complete a move to Eastlands once he passes a medical and agrees personal terms.

The 25-year-old, with only a year left on his current contract, was also a target for Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool.

The City manager, Roberto Mancini, targeted a new left-back having been unconvinced by Wayne Bridge and the £16m signing Aleksandar Kolarov, who failed to impress in his first season after joining from Lazio.

Wenger is already facing the prospect of losing his captain Fábregas to Barcelona after the Catalan club made a second bid of £35m this week, while Samir Nasri is a target for Manchester United. City, contrary to speculation, are not understood to be preparing a rival offer for Nasri.

On Thursday, Milan ruled themselves out of signing Fábregas, the Italian champions having expressed an interest in acquiring the 24-year-old's services earlier this summer. But Rossoneri vice-president Adriano Galliani told the club's official website: "Fábregas will not join us because he will join a different club."