MANCHESTER CITY have made a bid for former Brazil international Felipe Melo, according to the player's agent.
The 29-year-old defensive midfielder is on loan at Galatasaray from Juventus and has attracted the interest of City...apparently.
"I don't want to give the name but I can speak about the offer we have received from England," Melo's agent Jose Rodrigo Baster told turkish-football.com.
Then, from not revealing the name, Baster quickly has a bizarre U-turn.
Is he trying to work his client a big Premier League deal?
He added: "City are interested in Melo, the club have made no secret of this and I am free to inform you about this latest development."
Melo has spent two seasons at Galatasaray on loan and is said to be unhappy they have not signed him on a permanent basis.
Baster said: "I love Galatasaray fans, Fatih Terim [the manager] and the team but the board did the same thing last season.
"Also they had a buy-out clause agreement with Juventus until 30 April 2013.
"I don't want to be disrespectful but I can't understand what's going on and am quite upset about the situation."
No-nonsense midfielder Melo is a rock in the centre of the park - and a pretty handy keeper too.
Regular stopper Fernando Muslera was sent off when Galtatasaray took on Elazığspor last year but Melo donned the gloves - as the video above shows - to save a penalty
melo'nun menajeri piyasa yapmaya çalışıyor.
