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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
David Silva is set to join up with City following the World Cup, after agreeing a five year contract. Valencia will receive a fee believed to be in the region of £28m.
Slipping out quietly yesterday were Uefa’s Financial Fair Play regulations. These could have a bigger impact on City’s ability to compete at the highest level than anything done by United or Real Madrid, etc.
Whilst some reports claim City have agreed a fee with Valencia and need to convince David Silva, others have said City have yet to agree a fee but are in discussions with the player. The latest on Twitter and in the Spanish press says a deal could be annonced shortly.
