The need for City to sign another forward was intensified by Julian Alvarez's departure to Atletico Madrid for £81million.
Pereira has been the subject of interest from a number of clubs during the summer with Marseille, Juventus and Chelsea among the teams to have monitored the Brazil midfielder's situation.
A 19-year-old Australian surfer on his first solo trip overseas has suffered serious burns to 13 per cent to his body after a boat explosion in Indonesia.
The former England international is fighting to save his 13-year-marriage after it emerged he had been sacked by the BBC for sending inappropriate texts to a colleague.
Among the dead were a Russian couple who were on holiday in the area, local police chief Khundech Na Nongkhai said, adding that officers were working to identify the other victims.
SAMI MOKBEL: Sterling can leave Stamford Bridge after the club made clear he has no future under head coach Enzo Maresca.
