Sylvinho sign for ManC

British tabloid The Daily Mailclaims that Manchester City is close to a deal on the transfer offormer Barcelona left back defender Sylvinho (35), whose contract with Barcelona expired this summer and was not renewed.

Catalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo meanwhile claims that Sylvinho and Manchester City have already reached an agreement. The Brazilian left back would have signed yesterday a one-year contract with the English Premier League club.

Manchester City officials reportedly contacted Ramon Sostres, the player's agent, last Wednesday when the club was in Barcelona to play the Joan Gamper Trophy game. On Thursday, the main conditions of the contract would have been agreed upon and both Sylvinho and his agent would have travelled yesterday to Manchester to close the operation.