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Manchester City may be forced to switch their attentions to Ivory Coast midfielder Jean Michael Seri with Napoli refusing to budge on their £60million valuation of Jorginho.

Seri, who currently plies his trade with in France with Nice, is available for £36million and Pep Guardiola is now seriously considering the 26-year-old as a cheaper alternative to Jorginho.

Arsenal and West Ham are also interested in Seri, but the Premier League champions would move into pole position if they firmed up their interest with a bid.

The Blues are running out of patience with Napoli, despite Jorginho’s desire to move to the Etihad.

Guardiola pinpointed Brazili-born Italian international as a potential replacement for out-of-contract Yaya Toure when City played Napoli in the Champions League last season.

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After deciding that Brazilian international Fred was too expensive at the £43million being quoted by Shakhtar Donetsk, the Blues moved in for Jorginho with a £50million offer.

That bid was knocked back by Napoli’s tough-talking president Aurelio De Laurentiis.

And De Laurentiis then told City not to return unless they were willing to meet his full £60million valuation in full.