Edin Dzeko is unlikely to leave Manchester City due to his price tag, claims his agent.

The Bosnian international has a decent goal return for the Premier League leaders, but he has failed to find his best form and has slipped down the pecking order of late.

Dzeko has been linked with a summer move to Italian giants Juventus, but his agent claims such a switch is unlikely due to the £27million City paid for him in January 2011.

"The Manchester City striker costs too much, so no Italian club will deal with the English club to buy him now,” Silvano Martina told radiocalciomercato.it.

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