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Arsenal are on the verge of agreeing a £10m fee that will send Kolo Toure to Manchester City. This would mean Arsenal’s second player moving to the Eastlands in less than a week, generating around £35m for the gunners. Manchester City have apparently gone off the idea of purchasing Joleon Lescott from Everton, after the Toffees valuated him at £30m. City then turned their attention to the out of favor Toure, who looks to be demoted to the bench this season upon Thomas Vermaelen’s arrival to the Emirates. It is also a minor thing to note that, were Arsenal to sell Toure, the gunners would only have two players (Song, Eboue) who would be active in the African Cup of Nations, which is scheduled in February of 2010. As opposed to squads like Chelsea who will be without a few of their regulars. Arsenal would do well to get £10m for the slowing Toure, that is, if Arsene were guaranteed to spend it.