Tag: Manchester City
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Zenit preparing bid for Manchester City midfielder
Zenit St Petersburg are preparing a £12 million bid for Manchester City midfielder Javi Garcia, according to the Daily Mail. The 27-year-old is set to open-talks with the Russian’s club manager Andre Villas Boas and City are happy to sell the midfielder. The Manchester club are looking to trim their squad meet UEFA requirements that…
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City sweating on Yaya Toure news
Manchester City face an anxious wait to discover whether midfield talisman Yaya Toure intends to compete at the Africa Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast at the start of next year. The 31-year-old is yet to decide on his international future and, if he opts against retirement, he will be the first name on the…
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Roma prepare Spurs raid
Roma will reportedly make a bid for Tottenham Hotspur defender Vlad Chiriches if they sell centre-half Mehdi Benatia to Manchester United. Italian source La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the Red Devils are now in pole position to lure unsettled Benatia away from Serie A, with bitter rivals City cooling their interest in the Moroccan. The…
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United in talks to sign £32m Serie A defender
Manchester United are the new front runners to land wantaway Roma defender Mehdi Benatia, according to fresh reports in the Italian media. La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the Red Devils have opened a dialogue and are ready to capitalise on the decision made by rivals City to abandon the pursuit of the 27-year-old. The Blues…
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Arsenal World Cup winners to miss start of season
Arsenal have announced their three German World Cup champions will miss the start of the new season owing to manager Arsene Wenger having given them extended leave for recuperation following their international victory in Brazil. The French coach has confirmed Germany stars Mesut Ozil, Lukas Podolski and Per Mertesacker will miss the two opening…
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Janmaat’s vote of confidence over fitness
Newcastle right-back Daryl Janmaat has spoken out on his upcoming debut for the Magpies, insisting there should be no concerns over his fitness despite his lack of training. The 25-year-old Dutchman signed to Newcastle three weeks ago from Erdivisie side Feyenoord. With the start of the new football season just a fortnight away, the…
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Juventus jump queue to sign United striker
Juventus have reportedly jumped ahead of rivals Inter Milan in the queue to buy Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez. According to Italian source TuttoSport, the Serie A champions are concerned about the length of time it is taking new arrival Alvaro Morata to recover from a knee injury and will now look to strengthen their…
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Chelsea Blog: Lay Off Frankie!
Former Chelsea favourite Frank Lampard has raised more then a few eyebrows after it was announced last week that the Blues legend and former vice captain will be wearing Manchester City blue during a six month loan spell from New York City FC for whom he has recently signed. After making 429 appearances for…
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Robinho deal close to completion
AC Milan striker Robinho is due to complete a move back to his homeland with Brazilian side Santos believed to have agreed to resign him on the basis he takes a considerable pay cut. The 30-year-old has spent nine years playing for top clubs this side of the Atlantic including Real Madrid, Manchester City…
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Lampard speaks out on City move
Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has spoken out on his summer loan-move to Manchester City and views the temporary arrangement as the perfect stepping stone prior to his fresh start in the United States next year. Lampard, 36, who has completed a deal which will see him play on loan to the Premier League…
