Manchester City prepare €70m bid for Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta

Manchester city are preparing a €70 million bid for Barcelona midfield maestro Andres Iniesta, according to sources cited by German 4-4-2 website. 

Barcelona would be desperate to hold onto the player who has just made the three-man shortlist for the 2010 FIFA World Player of the Year award.

But Manchester City presumably believe that with Barcelona's financial situation far from being healthy, they can persuade the Nou Camp club to part ways with the 26-year-old with a massive bid.

Iniesta is contracted to Barcelona until 2015.