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Manchester City have agreed a fee with Sevilla for their Spain international winger Jesus Navas.
The 27-year-old, who has been with the Primera Liga club for his whole career, could cost around £17m plus add-ons.
Navas was a member of Spain's successful 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 squads and is in the 23-man party picked for the Confederations Cup.
City are yet to appoint a successor to Roberto Mancini as manager, with Manuel Pellegrini favourite for the post.
Navas, who has more than 20 caps for Spain, would be City's first major signing of the summer following their unsuccessful Premier League title defence, when they finished 11 points behind champions Manchester United.
Navas was a key part of the Sevilla team that won the Uefa Cup in 2006 and 2007 but he was unable to take up a place in the Spain squad for many years because of fears about travelling away from his Andalusian home that he has now overcome.
A quick right winger who is regarded as a tough tackler despite his slight frame, he has been criticised for his lack of goals and failed to find the net in 37 league appearance last term.
A statement on the Sevilla website confirmed: "Jesus Navas leaves Seville for Manchester City.
"Sevilla accepted an offer from the English club on Monday, taking into account the desire of the player, who will now have to pass a medical.
"Navas wants to continue his successful sporting career in English football, more precisely at a club at which he can continue to develop as a footballer, as he has publicly stated on various occasions in recent months."
 
I've got him in my Fifa Ultimate team.. modified RW.. Top scorer... He is the aces.. Don't know what he plays like in real life though...
 
Not sure about this one, looks like they have lost out on Isco as he's heading Madrid way I heard. Not even sure if they were ever interested in the first place.
 
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/jesus-navas-scouting-report-profile-1930818

Jesus Navas scouting report: Can the Spain winger help get City back on top?

4 Jun 2013 12:21

Our La Liga expert David Cartlidge takes a look at the World Cup winner, and what he'll offer the blue half of Manchester
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Navas: The only Jesus who's good on a cross?
Angel Martinez​
Is the most precious bird in Seville finally ready to fly the nest?
All signs point towards this could finally be the time Jesus Navas is ready to leave the club that is the biggest part of his life. With bouts of homesickness put behind him, his club desperate for money and the Premier League becoming the new dream for Spanish footballers there has never been a better time.
So, is he really ready? And if so, then is he good enough? The answer to both questions is a resounding yes.
It’s best to start with the question everyone asks when Jesus Navas’ name is mentioned.
He gets homesick doesn’t he?
Isn’t that the guy who can’t leave Seville?
Once upon a time that was the case, but no longer. Let’s put this one to bed immediately.
Several years ago Sevilla put Navas on a programme to amend his bouts of agoraphobia. In 2005 he missed the U-20 World Cup due these very issues, then several pre-seasons with Sevilla were also absent.
On one occasion Sevilla were training as close as Huelva, and Navas simply couldn’t face being away.

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Agoraphobia made Navas' international career difficult at first
Jasper Juinen​

“Three days, and that’s it...he’s gone” one former teammate said at the time.
Navas could last just 72 hours away from life in Seville before, in the severest of cases, suffering acute anxiety attacks.
Sevilla had to do something about it, after all he was one of the best players to ever come through their cantera, so they set upon treating Navas in-house, offering up psychology sessions and creating plans and patterns for him to adhere to. A routine, so he felt comfortable and assured.
They helped, but what helped more was his natural desire to be a success. He knew what was holding him back so he dealt with it head on, and with the help of close friends in Seville and teammates within the Spain camp like Sergio Ramos he began to climb over each barrier.
His marriage in 2011, followed by birth of his first child, all helped on their way too.
Navas, although remaining the introvert character he is, became more assured. He’s now been to two major International tournaments with Spain and none of his previous problems arose.

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Campeón! Navas has now been away to two major tournaments without any health issues
Alex Grimm​

The man himself said recently “I’m prepared for anything, more than ever” when asked by Spanish channel La Sexta about the possibility of leaving. Several years ago he wouldn’t have even faced the question.
So, that’s the character. What about the player?
The player is one of the most consistent, hard working individuals in Spanish football at this moment.
The decline of Sevilla has only coincided with Navas’ own rise to prominence as an influential and committed individual. He has led this Sevilla team and done so with class and quality.
Still a throwback winger, sprinting down the right channel with baggy shorts, twisting and turning defenders like Ryan Giggs did back in his pomp, the agility he has is astonishing, and ability to turn opponents inside out before delivering a telling final ball.
But, if that’s all Navas did then he really wouldn’t be that special. What he’s done in the last two years is mature his game, and become a more rounded player. Rather than just stick to the right he can come inside and operate as a playmaker from central areas.
His final ball has improved dramatically, as has the tactical side of his game. He knows when and how to use the ball most efficiently, be it slipping through a subtle pass or driving to the touchline and hammering in a cross laced with pace.
32 assists over the past four seasons emphasises his decisiveness in the final third. The only concern about his game is finishing, and this season he’s the player who has had the most shots on goal without scoring. It’s a huge absence from his game and at 27-years-old something that needs attention.

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While he couldn't miss this one, his finishing must improve
Jasper Juinen​

If he can find his shooting boots, we’ll be talking about one of the most devastating wingers in world football.
He’s an excellent professional too, with a huge desire to train and work hard, so half the battle in this fight with his finishing is already won. He’s an 'in first for training and last out' sort of guy, someone who prefers a night in with his family over a night out on the tiles, and a person with great focus during a game. His usage will be intriguing, given the development of his game. He could be used as a second striker, playmaker or as a traditional winger.
The latter perhaps being most likely.
The players that play for Spain’s other teams outside of Barcelona and Real Madrid are often overlooked, just how the likes of Juan Mata, Santi Cazorla and Michu were. They had the talent but not the platform to show it upon and England gave it to them.
Next on stage, might well be Jesus Navas.





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themn said:
His marriage in 2011, followed by birth of his first child, all helped on their way too.
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Nothing like a new wife and newly born baby to open your eyes to the benefits of playing away
 
I hear the transfer fee was 30 pieces of silver
 
You know if he doesn't hit the ground running and start of well the fans are going to crucify him
 
Meh - he'll never be as big as the Beatles.
 
Jose Maria del Nido has admitted that Manchester City’s price for Jesus Navas is better than expected.

Navas is set to complete a transfer to City this week, having agreed terms on a move said be worth between €23m and €28m to Sevilla, depending on reports.

“I think the deal that the club has made and that the player has made is great for both parties,” reflected Del Nido to reporters today.

“He privately and then publicly expressed that he would be leaving, he wanted to reach other targets, believing that his cycle with Sevilla was over, having contributed all that he had to offer.

“The price at which Sevilla has sold Jesus Navas is the football market today.

“We have sold him for an amount much higher than we thought they were going to offer, especially since there was only one bidder.

“And in the current situation in which we are in football and then the market, we have received a cash deal.

“It was a painful operation for the club, do not think we are smiling. He cried when he left me and I burst into tear, because I have known him since he was 15.

“We’ve been through many times, one of the few that I can say I have acted like a father to, through bad times, through good times and through very good.”
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Fee confirmed as £14.9m, potentially rising to £15.9m over the course of his contract.

That initial fee is 100k cheaper than Wilfried Zaha. :rolleyes:
 
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