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Fernandinho asks for buyout clause to be lowered to facilitate Manchester City talks
MANCHESTER CITY have been given a boost in their encouragement to land Fernandinho.
The Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder has already indicated his desire to join the City revolution as he looks to test himself at a higher level.
Furthermore, Fernandinho is pushing for a place in Brazil's World Cup squad for 2014 and feels a move to the Etihad could improve his chances.
While Shakhtar inserted a £40.5m release clause to ward off suitors, Fernandinho has called for the club not to play hard ball so as to harm his chances of a summer move.
He said: "The day I signed, the club's director guaranteed me that was normal with his players, and that in a transfer, we could negotiate and reach an agreement on the price.
"I trusted them, and I didn't think about the consequences it would bring me in the future.
"My dream is being threatened because of the high valuation."
Fernandinho was on target for Shakhtar against Chelsea in the Champions League group stages.