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Manchester City are set to carry on their summer spending with a £10m deal for Dinamo Zagreb teenager Ante Coric.

Croatia midfielder Coric, 19, is one of the most sought-after youngsters in Europe and City are hoping to finalise a deal this weekend after lengthy negotiations.

New boss Pep Guardiola has already overseen a series of big-money deals and is putting an emphasis on recruiting young talent.

Coric fits the bill perfectly because he is an attacking midfielder, very good technically and was in the Croatia squad for the Euros.

Liverpool are another club who had looked at Coric but City appear to be winning the battle to get him.

City have had a busy summer since Guardiola took the reigns from Manuel Pellegrini, making no less than seven signing.

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John Stones has been their most expensive acquisition at £47.5million, while fellow big-money deals have included Leroy Sane from Schalke (£37million), Ilkay Gundogan from Borussia Dortmund (£20million), Gabriel Jesus of Palmeiras (£27million) and Celta Vigo's Nolito (£13.8million).

The Citizens got their Premier League campaign off to a winning start when they saw off David Moyes' Sunderland side 2-1 last weekend, before cruising to a 5-0 victory over Steuea Bucharest in their Champions League qualifier on Wednesday night.