Arsenal and France international defender Gael Clichy is undergoing a medical 健康檢查 at Manchester City, BBC Sport has learned.

The 25-year-old full-back who joined the Gunners 槍手 from French club Cannes in 2003, is out of contract 合約期滿 at the Emirates Stadium next summer.

Clichy reportedly told Arsenal he wanted to leave last month, and had been linked with Liverpool and Roma.

But City are rivals for his signature 爭著要他的簽名（和他簽約）， with the deal reportedly worth ￡7m.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger faces an anxious time with playmaker 主力球員 Cesc Fabregas again being linked with Barcelona.

Midfielder Sami Nasri has also been tipped to leave the club 被透露將要離開俱樂部，and is thought to be a target for both Manchester City and Manchester United.

The Gunners, who return for pre-season training 賽季前訓練 this week ahead of a tour of Malaysia and China, have been strongly linked with a move for Bolton defender Gary Cahill.

But Wenger recently claimed that it will be late into pre-season before there is significant movement in the transfer market 轉會市場。

"We are in a waiting period, everybody is waiting," said the Arsenal boss in an interview with Alsace TV.

"Everybody has their cards in their hands, hoping for the big transfer. There is nothing moving yet. The period will be more active at the end of July when we will need to really strengthen the team."