Andres Iniesta is the latest superstar name to appear on Manchester City’s wanted list, according to News Of The World.
The Barcelona midfielder is thought to be untouchable at the Nou Camp but City’s billionaire Arab owners fancy their chances of bringing him to Eastlands.
Iniesta, 24, was linked with a controversial move to Real Madrid two summers ago but has since signed a deal to keep him at Barca until 2014.
That means City will have to smash their £32million transfer record to persuade the Catalan club to allow the Spain international to talk terms.
The versatile playmaker, nicknamed the Choir Boy because of his youthful appearance, has a clause in his contract which says he can speak to other clubs if Barca receive an offer of 150million euros or above.
That was raised from 60m euros following the interest from the Bernabeu. More realistically, City are likely to open with a bid of around £35m.
They are still desperate to attract a megastar signing to play alongside Robinho and help increase their profile around the world.
A £100m bid for Kaka was rejected by the player in January while John Terry, David Silva, Gianluigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavaro, Thierry Henry, Yaya Toure and Franck Ribery remain on the list of targets. City are also interested in Paris Saint Germain’s £14m- rated midfielder Stephane Sessegnon.
