Manchester City is set to sign Shimizu S-Pulse midfielder Hideki Ishige.
Shimizu team manager Afshin Ghotbi confirms the interest of the Premiership champions in the 18-year-old wonderkid.
He told Japan's Kyodo News: 'If you want to build top-class players, you have to give them various experiences and opportunities to see first-hand what the world level is about.
'And what better experience for Ishige than to train with the first team of Manchester City, the champions of England, and have (manager Roberto) Mancini see him first hand and train with some of the top players in the world.
'There is interest in him, not just Man City but many clubs in Europe and he deserves it. He's a real fantastic talent.
'As far as I'm concerned, he's not for sale and we want him to be a part of S-Pulse for the next few years to come. There has been no offer, (City) just want to see him and we are doing the same with other players with other clubs.
'The greatest asset of Japan is its youths. I'm very, very positive about the youth players in Japan and their qualities. Ishige is a perfect example of what I'm talking about.'
Nov. 2, 2012.
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