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what has happened to the transfer section?
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Notmegov
Roman Pavlyuchenko
The great Emirates Marketing Project summer player sale begins on 1 June when the transfer window opens and an XI headed by Carlos Tévez, Samir Nasri and Edin Dzeko go on offer. They are up for grabs as Roberto Mancini attempts to ensure there is no repeat of last year's farrago when he wanted, but acquired none of, Eden Hazard, Javi Martínez, Robin van Persie, Daniel Agger and Daniele De Rossi.Instead of a famous five of A-listers worth nearly £140m, the manager ended up with the cut-price quintet of Jack Rodwell (£15m), Javi García (£15.8m), Matija Nastasic (£12m plus Stefan Savic), Scott Sinclair (£6.2m) and Maicon (£4m) for £53m, of which £38m was splurged in a last day recruitment rush, with Rodwell bought earlier in the window.
Mancini has blamed this failure in the market for City's dismal Champions League campaign (they finished bottom of their group), and a stumbling championship defence that has appeared moribund since early February following the 3-1 capitulation at Southampton that left them 12 points behind Manchester United.
This time Mancini hopes to execute business more effectively by offloading players for funds which can be reinvested swiftly, rather than allowing the summer to drag.The 11 whose futures could lay elsewhere are Tévez, Nasri, Dzeko, Gareth Barry, Joleon Lescott, Kolo Touré, Roque Santa Cruz, Wayne Bridge, Sinclair, Maicon and John Guidetti. Aleksandar Kolarov could be the 12th man, though he has been as effective as any this term, so the Serb's case to be retained is strengthened.Beyond the band who will definitely depart when their contracts end this close season – Santa Cruz, Touré and Bridge – are those with a year remaining: Lescott, Barry and Tévez; and a further gang whose form means Mancini may wish to move them on: Nasri, Maicon, Sinclair, and Dzeko, plus the unfortunate Guidetti, whose injury problems have stopped him from impressing the manager.
Tévez has stated he may return to Argentina to play when his current deal finishes, so the club have to decide whether to offer a contract extension, allow him to see out his last 12 months, or listen to offers. As the 29-year-old cost City £25m, Ferran Soriano, the new chief executive, would be reluctant to allow him to walk away for free, so the right offer would tempt the club.
The bell may also toll on Lescott's time at the Etihad. The central defender has gone from first choice in the FA Cup and title winning sides of 2011 and 2012 to fourth pick behind Nastasic, Vincent Kompany and Touré, when all are fit. Now 30, he is deemed unworthy of a place on the bench by Mancini, with Lescott finding even Touré, who nearly left the club last September for Galatasaray, ahead of him.Barry can still consider himself a starter in Mancini's best side, though the sense is that if Rodwell can finally overcome his chronic hamstring problems, he may force himself into the line-up instead, alongside Yaya Touré in defensive midfield.Dzeko's future at City has been tenuous since last summer. Mancini recently suggested he would be sold, with a return to the Bundesliga his potential destination
.This leaves Nasri. Bought from Arsenal two summers ago to join David Silva in the creative department, the Frenchman has been a serial disappointment. Mancini openly accepts there have been only flashes of his best play.If Nasri departs, a playmaker can be added to the personnel Mancini will require. At the very least, the Italian would also need two central defenders (for Lescott and Kolo Touré), a defensive midfielder even if Barry remains, due to Rodwell's injury concerns, and two strikers – if one of Tévez or Dzeko leaves – as Mario Balotelli was sold in January.If Mancini retains his job, which remains in the balance, he will join Sorriano and Txiki Begiristain, the new director of football, in assessing who to keep, who to cull, and who to buy.It should be a busy summer. And when the new season starts, the defining factor in Mancini's own future at City
Any body on that list take your fancy? And who we could afford?
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Mancini has blamed this failure in the market for City's dismal Champions League campaign (they finished bottom of their group), and a stumbling championship defence that has appeared moribund since early February following the 3-1 capitulation at Southampton that left them 12 points behind Manchester United.
This time Mancini hopes to execute business more effectively by offloading players for funds which can be reinvested swiftly, rather than allowing the summer to drag.The 11 whose futures could lay elsewhere are Tévez, Nasri, Dzeko, Gareth Barry, Joleon Lescott, Kolo Touré, Roque Santa Cruz, Wayne Bridge, Sinclair, Maicon and John Guidetti. Aleksandar Kolarov could be the 12th man, though he has been as effective as any this term, so the Serb's case to be retained is strengthened.Beyond the band who will definitely depart when their contracts end this close season – Santa Cruz, Touré and Bridge – are those with a year remaining: Lescott, Barry and Tévez; and a further gang whose form means Mancini may wish to move them on: Nasri, Maicon, Sinclair, and Dzeko, plus the unfortunate Guidetti, whose injury problems have stopped him from impressing the manager.
Tévez has stated he may return to Argentina to play when his current deal finishes, so the club have to decide whether to offer a contract extension, allow him to see out his last 12 months, or listen to offers. As the 29-year-old cost City £25m, Ferran Soriano, the new chief executive, would be reluctant to allow him to walk away for free, so the right offer would tempt the club.
The bell may also toll on Lescott's time at the Etihad. The central defender has gone from first choice in the FA Cup and title winning sides of 2011 and 2012 to fourth pick behind Nastasic, Vincent Kompany and Touré, when all are fit. Now 30, he is deemed unworthy of a place on the bench by Mancini, with Lescott finding even Touré, who nearly left the club last September for Galatasaray, ahead of him.Barry can still consider himself a starter in Mancini's best side, though the sense is that if Rodwell can finally overcome his chronic hamstring problems, he may force himself into the line-up instead, alongside Yaya Touré in defensive midfield.Dzeko's future at City has been tenuous since last summer. Mancini recently suggested he would be sold, with a return to the Bundesliga his potential destination
.This leaves Nasri. Bought from Arsenal two summers ago to join David Silva in the creative department, the Frenchman has been a serial disappointment. Mancini openly accepts there have been only flashes of his best play.If Nasri departs, a playmaker can be added to the personnel Mancini will require. At the very least, the Italian would also need two central defenders (for Lescott and Kolo Touré), a defensive midfielder even if Barry remains, due to Rodwell's injury concerns, and two strikers – if one of Tévez or Dzeko leaves – as Mario Balotelli was sold in January.If Mancini retains his job, which remains in the balance, he will join Sorriano and Txiki Begiristain, the new director of football, in assessing who to keep, who to cull, and who to buy.It should be a busy summer. And when the new season starts, the defining factor in Mancini's own future at City
Any body on that list take your fancy? And who we could afford?
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Mulletperm
Mauricio Taricco
I think Dzeko would thrive with us.
Dicko
Terry Venables
With the money they have had to spend over recent years they should have built such an exciting squad by now... instead they are dull to watch and still have half a squad which is no better than their rivals and yet they are paying them twice as much! There's also no signs that they have any exciting prospects coming through either.
Rorschach
Sonny Walters
Yes please. With City paying half his wages.
Dicko
Terry Venables
He should have chose us before when he had the chance... He could have been well on his way to club legend status by now :lol:
Denmark Spur
Michael Carrick
Higuain set on leaving and waiting on Tottenham making their move
Today's El Confidencial broadsheet in Spain has jumped into the Higuain to Tottenham mix which is a reason to be optimistic for Tottenham supporters. Whilst everyone in Spain loves a good rumour, El Confidencial aren't quite as gossipy as their tabloid cousins and run far fewer transfer stories so there's a little more credibility attached to them.
They say today that Gonzalo Higuain has totally made up his mind to leave Real Madrid and is ready to receive offers. The newspaper says he wanted to go last summer was talked into staying at the club for another season, he's subsequently not been convinced by his role within the team and squad and doesn't think it's the best place for his career so he fancies a move.
His agent, Norberto Recansens Cacho (all agents have excellent names, it's a rule), is irritated by talks over a new contract which didn't come to anything and will assist his client in finding a new club. Just like other newspapers in Spain have over the past week, El Confidencial say the most likely destination is Tottenham Hotspur and that's regardless of whether Gareth Bale goes to Real Madrid or not. No contact has yet been made by Tottenham and that's what the deal is waiting for.
Of course, this all assumes that Tottenham are interested, the Spanish press have seemingly taken that as a given.
To give this a bit background, Sport said last week in their newspaper edition that Higuain was likely to be heading for London because his pregnant girlfriend was due to move to the city for work reasons. AS followed it up a couple of days later by saying that Tottenham wanted him.
El Confidencial say that Tottenham have yet to contact Real Madrid and that's what Higuain is waiting for, after previous interest from Juventus failed to materialise.
http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/...ng-and-waiting-on-tottenham-making-their-move
Today's El Confidencial broadsheet in Spain has jumped into the Higuain to Tottenham mix which is a reason to be optimistic for Tottenham supporters. Whilst everyone in Spain loves a good rumour, El Confidencial aren't quite as gossipy as their tabloid cousins and run far fewer transfer stories so there's a little more credibility attached to them.
They say today that Gonzalo Higuain has totally made up his mind to leave Real Madrid and is ready to receive offers. The newspaper says he wanted to go last summer was talked into staying at the club for another season, he's subsequently not been convinced by his role within the team and squad and doesn't think it's the best place for his career so he fancies a move.
His agent, Norberto Recansens Cacho (all agents have excellent names, it's a rule), is irritated by talks over a new contract which didn't come to anything and will assist his client in finding a new club. Just like other newspapers in Spain have over the past week, El Confidencial say the most likely destination is Tottenham Hotspur and that's regardless of whether Gareth Bale goes to Real Madrid or not. No contact has yet been made by Tottenham and that's what the deal is waiting for.
Of course, this all assumes that Tottenham are interested, the Spanish press have seemingly taken that as a given.
To give this a bit background, Sport said last week in their newspaper edition that Higuain was likely to be heading for London because his pregnant girlfriend was due to move to the city for work reasons. AS followed it up a couple of days later by saying that Tottenham wanted him.
El Confidencial say that Tottenham have yet to contact Real Madrid and that's what Higuain is waiting for, after previous interest from Juventus failed to materialise.
http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/...ng-and-waiting-on-tottenham-making-their-move
spurspinter1
Steve Carr
:ross:
No. fudging. Chance.
No. fudging. Chance.
Notmegov
Roman Pavlyuchenko
Cheers, i knew the name but had no idea about him. ( i have very little interest in football out side spurs, or the time to be)
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Higuain is a galactico. He's up there with Falcao and RvP in the top 3 #9s in the world.
If Higuain goes anywhere this summer, it will be to Chelsea, and for more than £40m
I thought Chelsea were going to get Falcao? If not them, it'd have to be Madrid - but Atletico would demand even more money out of them than Chelsea. Other major possibility is Neymar to Barca/Real/Chelsea.
I think Chelsea would be frontrunner anyways if they ship out Torres (likely) and they have a habit of buying everyone we like, but we do have a few advantages if we get CL. Higuain would be guaranteed first-choice here for the next few years (no Lukaku to complain about playing time), and Madrid would prefer to sell to us because we're no threat to them in Europe (might get a promise on Bale too). A lot of factors would have to align for this to work, but it's not entirely impossible.
Though Arse may well be in for a striker this summer too, annoyingly.
I think Chelsea would be frontrunner anyways if they ship out Torres (likely) and they have a habit of buying everyone we like, but we do have a few advantages if we get CL. Higuain would be guaranteed first-choice here for the next few years (no Lukaku to complain about playing time), and Madrid would prefer to sell to us because we're no threat to them in Europe (might get a promise on Bale too). A lot of factors would have to align for this to work, but it's not entirely impossible.
Though Arse may well be in for a striker this summer too, annoyingly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Higuaín
Chelsea cannot have every player in the world on their books. Although they will try. Got a feeling this one has legs.
