Alves has been in talks with the La Liga leaders about extending his contract, which runs until 2012, and Spanish newspaper AS reports that a deal is close.
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Now City will have to battle AC Milan, Juventus and Real Madrid for Van der Wiel, who shot to prominence at the World Cup.
The 23-year-old, who has been at Ajax since he was eight. is contracted to the Amsterdam outfit until 2013 and is valued at ?15m.
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Source: Daily Mail
Source: Daily Mail