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Manchester City do not possess all the answers as of yet, but they certainly seem to have most of them, writes Iain Anderson. In the last few days new five-year contracts have been signed by Vincent Kompany, David Silva and Sergio Aguero, while the club have signed Eliaquim Mangala and sold Javi Garcia. Perhaps the most surprising thing about City …

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has committed his future to the club, signing a new 5 year deal. Meanwhile on the recruitment front things are quiet as they have been all summer with no new major signings likely unless boss Manuel Pellegrini can offload some of his excess squad players. Manchester City’s inspirational captain Vincent Kompany has signed a new 5 year contract which …

Manchester City had announced the signing of Eliaqium Mangala yesterday. The fee was not disclosed in a statement by the Manchester club but is has emerged that they paid £42.9m for the defender according to the Independent. The reported fee of £42.9m would go a long way to explaining the lengthy negotiatons for the 23-year-old defender who had been linked …

Manchester city have announced the signing of highly rated young defender Eliaqium Mangala on their official website. The fee is not disclosed but the France international is expected to cost in the region of £32m. The 23-year-old was part of the French World Cup squad and impressed for Portuguese giants FC Porto last season. He will now join former FC …

Colm Hayes is here with his weekly roundup of all the transfers from across England and the continent. The BBC have reported today that Arsenal have agreed a £15m fee with Barcelona for club captain Thomas Vermaelen. Manchester United were also interested in the Belgian centre-back but their interest came to a halt due to Arsenal’s demand of receiving a …

Despite Manchester City’s uncharacteristic low-key action in the transfer window, are they still strong enough to win the Premier League? Iain Anderson discusses. A lot is said regarding what should be done in the aftermath of a championship winning season. It’s a generally held opinion that this is the time to strengthen. The assumption is that the other teams, particularly the ones finishing …

According to the Mail Online, Man City may be looking for offers for Matija Nastasic in order to free up more funds as they look to land the signature of FC Porto man Eliaquim Mangala.  With mountains of talent everywhere on the pitch, it is hard to establish just where to improve this City team but it looks as though Manuel Pellegrini …

With UEFA restrictions casting a dampener on City’s spending plans, the Citizens are unlikely to add any more big names to their squad after the Eliaquim Mangala deal has gone through.  After protracted transfer negotiations French centre back Eliaquim Mangala is set to complete his £32m move from Porto in the next few days. City had previously been linked with another centre back, Moroccan international Mehdi Benatia, who is now attracting interest from …

Manchester City are close to securing the signature of the French international with a bid believed to be in the region of £32 million according to The Guardian. The 23-year old did not participate in France’s World Cup campaign this summer but his club form in Portugal with FC Porto looks to have interested the Man City management team enough to …

Manchester City are usually the ones disrupting players at top European clubs, but they’ve been given a taste of their own medicine by Juventus in the last couple of days. The Bianconeri are targeting Manchester City’s Stevan Jovetic and have already had bids rejected for the forward. Jovetic signed for City in a £22 million deal last summer from Fiorentina, …