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 have missed out on Sporting Lisbon winger Francisco Trincão, with the 26-year-old completing a move to Saudi Arabian club Al Ahli instead, according to transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano. City, along with Tottenham, had emerged as Premier League suitors last week after Trincão paused his move to Al Ahli to consider his options following Portugal’s […]
Manchester City have held talks with intermediaries over a move for Borussia Mönchengladbach’s Manu Kone, according to TEAMtalk, with Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea all said to have made similar checks on the France international’s availability. Kone, valued around £50m, is understood to be keen on a Premier League move, which City will see […]
Claudio Echeverri made a return to Manchester City action in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Wigan, according to Alan Nixon, with the Argentine now expected to feature in City’s shop window game against visiting clubs today. The 20-year-old endured a difficult 2025-26 campaign split between loan spells at Bayer Leverkusen and Girona, managing just one goal […]
Six news stories published on Monday, from a pre-season return date to a fresh look at life without Guardiola — here’s where everything stands. Monday began with confirmation of City’s pre-season return date and ended with a deep dive into how different Enzo Maresca’s side might actually look. Between those bookends, one transfer target ruled […]
There is no replacing Pep Guardiola. City know that, Enzo Maresca knows it and, perhaps most importantly, the fans know it too. The trophies, the records and the style of football that defined Guardiola’s reign have left a mark on English football that extends well beyond the Etihad. Whoever followed him was always going to […]
City are prepared to sell Jack Grealish this summer regardless of who ends up signing him, with a return to boyhood club Aston Villa gaining traction if Everton’s valuation of the winger proves too low, per Football Insider’s Wayne Veysey. Everton retain a £5m-£10m ceiling on any permanent deal for the 30-year-old, according to Veysey, […]
City are inviting clubs to a behind-closed-doors game on Tuesday, showcasing up to 25 players available for transfer or loan this summer, according to @reluctantnicko. Max Alleyne, Issa Kabore, Jaden and Reigan Heskey, Divin Mubama, Spike Brits, Charlie Gray and Divine Mukasa are among those set to feature, with Championship clubs and sides from across […]
Eduardo Camavinga has told his agent he wants to stay at Real Madrid and has no interest in leaving this summer, according to Fabrizio Romano, ending any realistic prospect of a move to Man City despite Los Blancos being open to a sale. Romano reports that the France international has a “very clear intention” that […]
City are not prepared to meet Chelsea’s £75m valuation of Malo Gusto, though further talks between the two clubs are expected once the World Cup concludes, according to Football Insider’s Pete O’Rourke. City remain keen on the France international as Enzo Maresca’s preferred option to fill the club’s long-standing gap at right-back, a position Matheus […]
City are set to have several senior players back in training from 20 July, according to Sacha Pisani, with Jack Grealish among those expected to report despite ongoing talk of a permanent exit. Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rico Lewis, Kalvin Phillips, Phil Foden, Nico Gonzalez and Savinho are also understood to be part of the first group […]
Six stories published across the weekend, from a loan exit to a World Cup quarter-final — here’s where everything stands. Saturday was mostly business off the pitch, with a loan confirmed and a squad puzzle picked over. Sunday belonged to the World Cup, as three City players followed Erling Haaland out of Miami and into […]
Man City are represented in three of the four nations that have reached the World Cup semi-finals, after England, Spain and France all secured their places over the past four days. Nico O’Reilly, Marc Guehi, Elliot Anderson and James Trafford all featured in England’s squad for Saturday’s 2-1 extra-time win over Norway in the quarter-final. […]
