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title: "City eye summer move for Chelsea youngster Solanke"
canonical: "https://readmancity.com/2017/02/19/city-eye-summer-move-chelsea-youngster-solanke/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Man City News"
published: "2017-02-19T10:37:24Z"
modified: "2017-02-19T10:37:24Z"
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# City eye summer move for Chelsea youngster Solanke

[Manchester City](https://readmancity.com/) are thought to be considering a move for want-away Chelsea striker, Dominic Solanke with the hope of increasing the number of homegrown players in their first-team squad.

As reported by the [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4234788/Chelsea-lose-Dominic-Solanke-demands-50k-week.html#ixzz4YyfmSDLL), City, [Everton](https://readeverton.com/), [Sunderland](https://readsunderland.com/) and [Newcastle](https://readnewcastle.com/) are all interested in signing the forward who looks set to leave at the end of the season.

Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte all but [confirmed](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-boss-antonio-conte-unsure-9839374) the striker wants to leave the club when he was speaking at his pre-match press conference on Friday.

Chelsea stalled in their contract negotiations with the striker, who is yet to make a senior appearance for the club when he demanded £50,000 per week in a new deal.

It is being reported that the aforementioned clubs that are targeting a move for the player are prepared to offer him in the region of £35,000 per week to seal a deal.

Solanke impressed while on loan at Vitesse but was unable to find another loan this season.