Silva set for lucrative deal

The Spain international currently earns a reported £130,000-a-week with the Premier League champions and will be rewarded for his perfomances last season with a rise to over £190,000-a-week, putting him in the same pay bracket as the likes of Yaya Toure, Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero.

 Club representatives met Silva's agents in Barcelona to discuss the deal last month and have held further dialogue since to thrash out the terms of the contract, which is expected to be either four or five years in length.

 The Spain international currently earns a reported £130,000-a-week with the Premier League champions and will be rewarded for his perfomances last season with a rise to over £190,000-a-week, putting him in the same pay bracket as the likes of Yaya Toure, Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero.

 Club representatives met Silva's agents in Barcelona to discuss the deal last month and have held further dialogue since to thrash out the terms of the contract, which is expected to be either four or five years in length.

 Securing the signature of the former Valencia man has been one of the club's top priorities this summer, with City officials keen to keep hold of their top talent as they look to both defend their domestic title next season, as well as make a serious assault on the Champions League.

 The Spain star was voted Player's Player of the Season last term, after proving crucial to City's title win, with six goals and 18 assists in the league alone.

 Silva's new contract will follow that of Mancini, who penned a new five-year deal at City a fortnight ago after talks with owner Sheikh Mansour and chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak in Abu Dhabi following the club's dramatic title victory on the final day of the season.

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Silva to sign new Manchester City deal

David Silva has denied rumours linking him to Real Madrid and has revealed he wants to sign a new contract with Manchester City.

 The 26-year-old midfielder, who played a crucial role in Spain's victory at Euro 2012, had been linked with a return to his home country to play for Real Madrid.

 But Silva has been quoted by English newspaper the Daily Star saying that negotiations had already begun to extend his contract with Manchester City.

 "I'm on holiday right now, but my agents are negotiating a new deal with City and I think it's likely we close it in a very short time," Silva said.

 Silva was signed from Valencia for 26 million pounds in 2010 and helped Manchester City win their first English Premier League title last season.

 The Spaniard has claimed he does not want to leave. "My home is at City and I am totally satisfied there," Silva said.

 My head is not at Real Madrid but at Manchester City. "I'm grateful for my experience at City and I have improved as a player, in every sense, since I joined them.

 "I didn't know if I was capable of playing like this when I left Valencia."

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Mourinho in Silva and Chelsea's target Lucas Moura raid

REAL MADRID will table a £30million bid for David Silva this week.

 Real boss Jose Mourinho wants the Manchester City star to add more creativity to his Spanish champions.

Silva was being pursued by the Madrid giants before he signed for Manchester City in a £24m deal from Valencia two years ago.

But Jose Mourinho failed to follow up their initial interest when he took over at the Bernabeu.

Now he has had a change of heart after seeing the way Silva, 25, helped City secure the Premier League title.

Madrid will also step up their attempts to beat Chelsea for the signature of Brazilian starlet Lucas Moura.

Blues owner Roman Abramovich personally sanctioned a £32m bid for the rising Sao Paulo star.

His agent insists Moura will not move until after the 2014 World Cup — but that claim has fallen on deaf ears in Madrid. champions.

 Silva was being pursued by the Madrid giants before he signed for Manchester City in a £24m deal from Valencia two years ago.

 But Jose Mourinho failed to follow up their initial interest when he took over at the Bernabeu. Now he has had a change of heart after seeing the way Silva, 25, helped City secure the Premier League title.

 Madrid will also step up their attempts to beat Chelsea for the signature of Brazilian starlet Lucas Moura.

 Blues owner Roman Abramovich personally sanctioned a £32m bid for the rising Sao Paulo star.

 His agent insists Moura will not move until after the 2014 World Cup — but that claim has fallen on deaf ears in Madrid.

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