The agent of reported Manchester City target Jo believes "something will happen" to allow the CSKA Moscow striker to move to Eastlands.

It was claimed in a report earlier this week that the 21-year-old Brazilian - whose full name is Joao Alves de Assis Silva - was set to sign for the Barclays Premier League club in a 20 million euro deal despite recently extending his contract with the Russians to 2011.

His agent Marcelo Djian has now expressed confidence that a move can be agreed, despite apparent differences in the valuation of the player.

"I've made some calls to Russia and they told me there was no formal offer, but I think something will happen," Djian told www.globoesporte.com.

"I know CSKA president [Evgeny Giner] wants 25 million euros, the release clause to sell Jo."

The strikers City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson signed in the summer have struggled for goals, with Italian Rolando Bianchi failing to settle in England and Mexican Nery Castillo suffering injury problems.

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