With Sven Goran Eriksson safely installed as Manchester City manager, he has set about rebuilding the Blues' squad. The City boss has reportedly targeted Borussia Dortmund's midfielder Steven Pienaar, but the player's agent has heard nothing from the English club.
Steven Pienaar's agent claims to have heard nothing regarding interest from Manchester City boss Sven Goran Eriksson.
Eriksson, recently appointed by controversial Thai chairman Thaksin Shinawatra, is reportedly interested in the former Ajax star, but agent Rob Moore appears to know nothing of Sven's admiration for his client.
In a brief interview with Sky Sports, he said, "It is news to me. Obviously [Manchester City] are a big club with a top class coaching team and a lot of players who would like to go there now, but we are not aware [of an approach].
"After some very happy years at Ajax, [Pienaar] has gone to Dortmund and they play a different type of football," he continued.
However, Moore did not close the door entirely on a potential move, saying, "For anything to happen it would firstly have to be in the interests of the player, but it would also have to be acceptable to Dortmund."
Eriksson intends to act quickly to rebuild the midfield and attack of his beleaguered Manchester City side. The Citizens managed only league 29 goals all season, of which only 10 were scored at home - an all-time low for a Premiership club.
Pienaar is not a famed goalscorer himself, with just 15 league goals in 91 league showing for Ajax over five years, and none at all for BVB last season, but is a noted playmaker who sets up chances for others. With City lacking some invention last season, he could prove a useful member of Eriksson's pool of players.
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