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Manchester City are reported to have been offered Adem Ljajic by Roma as part of their bid to land striker Edin Dzeko.

The Serie A club are keen on securing the Blues’ 29-year-old striker but would struggle to find the £20million-plus fee that City want for the player.

But sources in Serbia claim that City are keen on 23-year-old attacking midfielder Ljajic – who was a target for United five years ago.

Dzeko is up for sale at the right price as City look to overhaul their squad this summer, and his Bosnia team-mate Miralem Pjanic says that his friend is keen on a move.

“Dzeko would walk to Rome and wages would not be a problem, but it depends on the club,” said Pjanic.

Dzeko had a miserable season with City, scoring just six goals and seeing new boy Wilfried Bony move ahead of him in the pecking order after he signed in January.

Ljajic has scored 15 goals in 72 appearances for Roma and is now a regular in the Serbia squad after being omitted by former manager Sinisa Mihajlovic for refusing to sing the national anthem for religious reasons.

The former Partizan Belgrade and Fiorentina player usually plays as a wide front man – left or right - for Roma in a 4-3-3 formation, but tends to play the number ten role for his country.

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Quick and skilful, he was signed by Roma from Fiorentina two years ago in a deal worth £10.5million, as a replacement for Erik Lamela, who left to join Tottenham.