Sagna to hold talks with Manchester City over free transfer from Arsenal

Bacary Sagna will hold talks with Manchester City after the FA Cup Final later this month.

The Arsenal right-back is in the midst of a long-running contract wrangle with the club and looks almost certain to leave the Emirates Stadium this summer when his deal expires.

Sagna is free to discuss a move to a Barclays Premier League club at the end of the season, and his intention is to discuss a potential switch to the Etihad Stadium.

His advisors have already held talks with numerous overseas clubs including Paris St Germain, Galatasary and Inter Milan.

But transfer regulations forbid discussions with clubs in the same country until the end of the season.

Sagna wants to have all the options available to him before making a decision on his next move.

The club have made him a final offer of a three-year deal worth in the region of £80,000-per-week.

But the deal falls short of his £100,000-per-week demands, with sources close to the defender claiming he will reject the deal on the table.