CNN -- Manchester City announced a deal to sign Spain international David Silva from Valencia on Tuesday as the big-spending English club continued preparations for success in the Premier League next season. Coach Roberto Mancini has already lined up the signing of Hamburg's Germany defender Jerome Boateng, which will be completed on Thursday, while Barcelona's Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure is also poised to move to City. Silva is expected to sign a four-year contract once he returns from the World Cup in South Africa. Spanish media reports claim the deal to bring the attacking midfielder to the City of Manchester Stadium is worth around €32 million ($39.1 million).
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Manchester City announce deal to sign Spain international David Silva from Valencia
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The 24-year-old will sign a four-year deal at City once he returns from the World Cup
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He will be the club's second signing after Germany international Jerome Boateng
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Cash-trapped Valencia already forced to sell star striker David Villa to Barcelona
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