{"id":446262,"date":"2011-06-23T15:06:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T15:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/23\/manchester-city-weighing-up-21-3m-move-for-lyons-aly-cissokho-report\/"},"modified":"2011-06-23T15:06:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-23T15:06:00","slug":"manchester-city-weighing-up-21-3m-move-for-lyons-aly-cissokho-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/23\/manchester-city-weighing-up-21-3m-move-for-lyons-aly-cissokho-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City weighing up \u00a321.3m move for Lyon&#8217;s Aly Cissokho &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h4>23 Jun 2011 16:06:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"57.9041429732\">\n<div readability=\"12.8526315789\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aly Cissokho, Lyon (Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/128000\/128038_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Aly Cissokho, Lyon (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"18.2692307692\"><em>For all the latest reports and transfer rumours, visit our dedicated section <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2559\/rumours\/archive\/1\">here<\/a>.<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/france\/54\/o-lyon\">Lyon<\/a> full-back <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/france\/29378\/aly-cissokho\">Aly Cissokho<\/a> has caught the attention of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/109\/manchester-city-news\">Manchester City<\/a>, who could tempt the French club with a \u00a321.3 million bid.<\/p>\n<p><em>France Football<\/em> reports that the agent of the 23-year-old met with City directors for talks on Monday, but <em>The Sun<\/em> claims City&#8217;s interest in him is not new and they could use Lyon&#8217;s need for cash to entice them into making a deal.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini holds the left-back in high esteem and would like him to join his club.<\/p>\n<p>The coach, however, is keeping options open with Everton&#8217;s Leighton Baines said to be in view if Cissokho stays in France.<\/p>\n<p>Cissokho was set for Italian giants AC Milan in 2009, but the move collapsed after he was said to have failed a last-minute medical.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman is tied to the Stade Gerland outfit until 2014 after joining them from Porto in 2009.<span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/06\/23\/2544748\/manchester-city-weighing-up-213m-move-for-lyons-aly-cissokho\" title=\"Manchester City weighing up \u00a321.3m move for Lyon's Aly Cissokho - report\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City weighing up \u00a321.3m move for Lyon&#8217;s Aly Cissokho &#8211; 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