Gary is an experienced football journalist who has written for, among many others, BBC Sport and The Metro, and is now the editor of ReadEverton.com. He leads daily coverage of Everton news, transfers and analysis as part of the dave.sport network. He also writes for ReadManCity.com, ReadMotorsport and ReadNorwich within the same network. When not writing, he enjoys a nice cold pint of Guinness and trips to the cinema ... not always at the same time.
City’s pursuit of an Everton attacker faces fresh competition, with Al Hilal opening talks over a move for Iliman Ndiaye, according to Fabrizio Romano. City have monitored the Senegal international for much of the year, with Hugo Viana and Enzo Maresca said to have identified him as a versatile option capable of playing wide or […]
Following on from Everton’s shirt sponsor rankings over on our sister site — wrong club, but the format travels — here’s our own go at Man City home shirts, top ten, argued about by nobody who’ll actually agree with the order. 10. 2019-20 Puma launch shirt Puma’s first go, and it showed. A perfectly serviceable […]
Man City are among the clubs to have heard from Vinicius Junior’s camp again, with his representatives indicating a move away from Real Madrid is realistic this summer. According to TEAMtalk’s Graeme Bailey, City have reaffirmed their interest alongside Arsenal and Liverpool. It follows more than a year of stalled contract talks between the winger […]
City have added Pedro Neto to their list of wide targets, with Chelsea ready to demand a substantial fee for the winger, according to the Daily Mail. Neto worked under Enzo Maresca during his time at Stamford Bridge, making 77 appearances and contributing 27 goals and assists across that spell. That relationship is understood to […]
City’s hierarchy have been formally told where Rodri stands. He has informed the club that he wants to join Real Madrid this summer, for sporting and family reasons, according to Ben Jacobs. A new contract, City had hoped, was still on the table. That now looks a dead end. Real Madrid, for their part, are […]
City have identified Barcelona midfielder Marc Bernal as a potential long-term option to eventually succeed Rodri, according to Diario Sport, citing ESPN. The interest comes as City work through what’s being described as a genuine overhaul of their midfield ranks. Both Mateo Kovacic and Nico Gonzalez are understood to have been made available, while Rodri’s […]
Six days after lifting the World Cup and being named its best player, Rodri was talking about surgery again. Moments after Spain’s 1-0 extra-time win over Argentina, he could barely process it. Speaking to reporters after the trophy presentation, he said: “We’re a bit shocked right now, even myself. I cannot express with words. I […]
A detail buried in the House of Lords Register of Interests has resurfaced as scrutiny of City’s long-running Premier League case continues. Lead barrister Lord Pannick KC’s fees from the club are consistently logged as private income, rather than being attributed to the government of the United Arab Emirates. Football finance analyst Stefan Borson, a […]
It’s been a Man City news day dominated by Enzo Maresca’s first presser as City manager, in which he covered a lot of ground and, among other stuff, gave updates on the state of play with Rodri and Jack Grealish. Enzo Maresca took his first press conference as City manager today, and it was Rodri […]
Enzo Maresca has confirmed Rodri will undergo surgery on Monday, in his first press conference as City manager. “Rodri will undergo surgery on Monday, and then he needs a vacation,” Maresca said. “He needs to rest, recover, and then he’ll return here with us.” The surgery had been expected since reports emerged last week of […]
Fifteen years ago today, Mario Balotelli produced one of the most Balotelli moments of his Man City career — and Roberto Mancini didn’t hang about dealing with it. City were on their pre-season tour of the United States, facing LA Galaxy at the Home Depot Center. Balotelli had already scored from the penalty spot when […]
Elliot Anderson didn’t waste any time. In his first City interview since completing a club-record £116m move from Nottingham Forest, the midfielder called City the “kings of Manchester” — a line aimed squarely at their neighbours. Speaking to City’s own channels, relayed by Fabrizio Romano, Anderson explained why he chose the Etihad over Old Trafford, […]
