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1 min readPublished 27 Oct 2010, 16:05Updated 27 Oct 2010, 16:36

Manchester City Football Club

City Scouting ‘Fantastic’ Player

“We are always looking at players and I can’t deny Carrico is an interesting player. But we haven’t decided on this subject and we are respectful as a club towards other clubs and contacts.”

“It is logical, there is no need to hide, that a club like Manchester City have to be attentive to players with such potential, who catch the interest of several clubs worldwide.”

The words of Manchester City technical director Mike Rigg.

But City aren’t the first Premiership to have been sniffing around the South Americans, di Maria and Cardozo. Liverpool scouted the player under Rafa. But there was no way Liverpool, could afford the rumoured £40M buy out clause for the player.