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Manchester City Defender Set To Leave With Laporte’s Arrival [Report]
Manchester City have splashed out on Athletic Bilbao's Aymeric Laporte to the tune of £57m - a club record.
Read More »Deadline Day: Manchester City To Send Four Players Out On Loan
While Manchester City’s incoming business has been completed for the summer, Pep Guardiola still has a lot of deadwood to shift. Selling the fringe players is proving to be something of a challenge for the 2014 Premier league champions, so a number of loan arrangements are set to be agreed within the next 12 or so hours. Further to the …
Read More »Manchester City May Have To Spend Over £50m To Land Italy Star
Manchester City are expected to persevere in their attempt to sign Juventus and Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci. The Serie A champions have already rejected one bid from the 2014 Premier League winners – believed to be worth over £38m – but a second bid is expected to be lodged in the near future. The Telegraph are this evening reporting that, while …
Read More »Manchester City Reportedly Agree To Pay €50m For La Liga Defender
Shoring up the defence was always going to be one of Pep Guardiola’s first objectives as new Manchester City manager, and in typical Man City fashion they are looking to spend big to make it happen. Despite spending over £70million on central defenders Nicolás Otamendi and Eliaquim Managala in recent years, neither has been overly impressive, and the fact that …
Read More »Champions League: Manchester City V Paris Saint-Germain – Whose Starting XI Cost More?
Manchester City are set to do battle with Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their Champions League quarter final tie at the Etihad this evening. With the tie finely poised at 2-2 from the first leg in Paris last week, both will be determined to progress to the semi finals of the competition for the first time in their …
Read More »Man City Boss Pellegrini Facing Mini Injury Crisis Ahead Of Chelsea FA Cup Tie
In Manchester, when it rains, it pours. With their rivals United suffering from an extended absentee list, it would seem Man City are having some issues of their own. Speaking today at his pre-Chelsea press conference, Man City manager Manuel Pellegrini revealed the extent of the problem which has struck just before his side play three vital matches in three …
Read More »PA Explains: Third Party Ownership In Football & Doyen Sports
Alex Kirwan discusses the controversial issue of third-party ownership in football, and in particular the actions of Doyen Sports. Marcos Rojo and Carlos Tevez – what do they have in common? Both hail from Argentina and both are or were Manchester United players. However, they also have something in common that is seldom an issue in English football or, if …
Read More »Manchester City Taking Care of Business
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 …
Read More »Kompany Signed Up For Life As Manchester City Look To Offload A Few Players
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 …
Read More »Third Party Ownership Complications See Manchester City Pay £14.2m to Agent
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 …
Read More »Manchester City Announce Signing Of Eliaqium Mangala
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 …
Read More »Weekly Transfer Talk: Vermaelen set for Spain
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 …
Read More »Are Manchester City Stronger This Time Around?
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 …
Read More »Manchester City Looking To Sell
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 …
Read More »Manchester City Transfer News – Spending Spree Curtailed
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 …
Read More »Manchester City Interested In Eliaquim Mangala
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 …
Read More »Manchester City – Friday’s Transfer News
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, …
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