Fernandinho looks set to stay at Manchester City in January, with reports suggesting Atletico Mineiro are set to give up hopes of landing the midfielder.
The City captain has been linked with a return to Brazil in the New Year, with his contract at the Etihad set to expire in the summer.
Fernandinho will be free to agree a move in January, with some suggestions that the 36-year-old could have been on his way as early as the New Year.
According to reports in Brazil (via Sport Witness), officials from Mineiro recently made a trip to Manchester in order to discuss the possibility of Fernandinho returning to his homeland during the January window.
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