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James Milner wants to spend the rest of his career with Manchester City – and that’s the reason why the England midfielder is refusing to sign a new contract.

Milner, who becomes a free agent at the end of the season, will only extend his stay at the Etihad if he is handed a new FOUR-year deal.

City are offering a three-year package worth £80,000-a-week for a player who celebrated his 29th birthday last month.

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Liverpool, Arsenal and Inter Milan are monitoring the former Leeds, Newcastle and Aston Villa star’s contract stand-off.

As revealed by Sunday Mirror Sport last week, the champions want to address that weakness. Gael Clichy and Aleksandar Kolarov have shared left-back duties for three seasons, but the Serbian could be moved on at the end of the season.

City are also plotting a shock swoop for West Ham left-back Aaron Cresswell. The 25-year-old has impressed City at Upton Park this season after arriving from Ipswich in a £4m deal.

The 25-year-old left-back is enjoying an impressive first season at Upton Park following his £4million arrival from Ipswich last summer and is being tipped for an England call.