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Archive for July, 2010
City transfer talk: 16 July – Kolarov fee agreed and Balotelli offer made
16th July 2010
Last night saw news break that City had agreed a fee with Lazio for Aleksander Kolarov. The morning papers are full of it with the figure claimed to be between 15 and 18.5 million euros.
There is a little jumping the gun here as confirmation has yet to come from either club and the player has still to agree to come to us. Previously Kolarov had been tipped to join Mourinho at first Inter then Real Madrid.
City transfer talk: 15 July – Micah set to stay. Robinho for Ukraine?
15th July 2010
Mixed messages today on the future of Micah Richards, with the majority saying he’s set to stay. Daniel Taylor tweeted as much before it appeared in The Guardian and the news was also in The Sun.
With Boateng and Zabaleta, there will be considerable competition for Micah at right-back. What we don’t have is a genuine attacking right-back and there’s been plenty of speculation that Mancini wants to bring in either Maicon or Dani Alves.
City transfer talk: 14 July – Silva arrives and Michael Johnson set to stay
14th July 2010
The best news for City fans today was the sight of David Silva in Manchester. The Mail captured the Spanish World Cup winner on his way for a medical.
With little news on new faces, the Telegraph has a piece by Mark Ogden on who might be set to leave. It’s becoming a familiar list of names: Craig Bellamy, Micah Richards, Stephen Ireland, Robinho, Roque Santa Cruz, with Nedum Onuoha included in a similar piece in The Times.
City transfer talk: 13 July – Dzeko dominates as Coentrao’s linked
13th July 2010
Edin Dzeko appears to be the focus of our transfer speculation today, though the bad news is the strength of Juventus’ interest.
Over in Portugal, Record newspaper has City linked with Fabio Coentrao in their cover story. The Benfica player was considered the best left-back in the World Cup by many observers (Ashley Cole had the misfortune to be playing for England).
City transfer talk: 12 July
12th July 2010
City have yet to make a formal bid for Lazio’s Aleksandar Kolarov according to Il Corriere dello Sport, though the Italian paper believes an offer could be made this week. If not, Lazio expect the Serbian to report for pre-season training.
It certainly sounds like he could be on his way. The sticking point is likely to be the fee with Il Corriere dello Sport talking about an 18 million euro offer being made by City.
City transfer talk: 11 July
11th July 2010
A quiet end to last week saw Stuart Taylor rejoin the club, signing a 2 year deal. Does this mean he’s now happy to play third choice behind Given and Hart? Maybe he spent a couple of weeks weighing up his options before deciding to accept this.
City transfer talk: 9 July
9th July 2010
A little less news this morning, and it sounds more speculative than ever. Those journalists are really missing the World Cup, and it’s not even over yet.
City transfer talk: 8 July part 2
8th July 2010
As clubs start to get down to serious transfer business it’s been a busy day for City stories. Here’s a quick round-up.
City transfer talk: 8 July
8th July 2010
With the World Cup coverage winding down, journalists are turning their attention back to the transfer window and today sees some fanciful stories in amongst the more interesting ones.
