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Man City warned to up their game in race for surprise £25m transfer target - and face competition from two rivals for international starlet managed by Cristiano Ronaldo's old agent Jorge Mendes

Manchester City have been urged to raise their game in their pursuit for a little-known international target.

Mail Sport reported last week that City are weighing up a move for Lens centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov.

The 20-year-old, who has Champions League experience and 18 caps for Uzbekistan, has also caught the eyes of Tottenham and Newcastle.

And while Lens' CEO says Khusanov will leave the club, he has warned that no approaches so far have been acceptable. Lens are said to want between £21million and £25m.

'Khusanov will leave, (but) there haven’t been any good bids yet,' Lens chief Pierre Dreossi told DAZN.