Gary is a writer for ReadManCity. He has many years experience of sports writing behind him after deciding (belatedly) that the world of accountancy wasn't for him. His work has been featured on (among many others) BBC Sport and The Metro. He has written on many sports, but considers himself an expert in football and F1. When not writing and editing he likes to go to the cinema and sip a lovely cold pint of Guinness (not always at the same time).
City fans know this story off by heart. Third tier in 1998-99. Takeover in 2008. Aguero in 2012. Guardiola from 2016. A treble in 2023. Two things make it worth telling again now. Enzo Maresca has become City’s first manager since Guardiola in nearly a decade. And the 115 charges case, hanging over the club […]
City’s preparations for Enzo Maresca’s first season are clouded by conflicting reports over how much football Rodri will miss this summer. The Daily Mail’s Jack Gaughan reported in late June that Rodri would need surgery on an unspecified injury once Spain’s World Cup run ended. That report suggested he would miss City’s pre-season and the […]
City’s first summer under Enzo Maresca has been shaped as much by the World Cup as by the transfer market. A large chunk of the first-team squad — including Marc Guehi, Rodri and Rayan Cherki — went deep into the tournament with England, Spain and France, forcing a staggered return to training and leaving Maresca […]
City have confirmed forward Reigan Heskey has completed a permanent transfer to FC Koln, subject to international clearance, closing out a move that had been gathering pace since German interest first emerged earlier this month. The son of former England striker Emile Heskey spent eleven years in City’s academy system, working through every age group […]
City’s summer planning continued to gather pace on Friday, with developments involving midfield targets, attacking options and several players returning from World Cup duty. Here are the main talking points and Man City news from around the Etihad. City make contact over Federico Valverde City have made an enquiry about Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde, […]
A clause in Pep Guardiola’s ongoing City Football Group (CFG) contract could complicate any future move into international management, according to a report from the Manchester Evening News. Guardiola was regularly linked with the England job during his time at Man City, having established himself as one of the most successful managers in the modern […]
City are among four clubs being linked with a move for Paris Saint-Germain winger Ibrahim Mbaye, with PSG said to be holding out for around €50m for the 18-year-old, according to Goal — an update on City’s interest, which you reported yesterday at a lower £40m asking price and with one fewer rival club in […]
City’s £60m sale of Savinho to Tottenham clears a wide-forward spot and adds money to the budget, at a point when Vinicius Junior’s contract situation at Real Madrid remains unresolved. Vini’s current deal runs to June 2027. Talks over an extension have stalled on salary — he wants around €30m a year, Real Madrid have […]
Pep Guardiola reached a verbal agreement to become England’s next manager in 2024, before opting to stay at City for a further season, according to a report from The Athletic. The FA had intended to appoint Guardiola as Gareth Southgate’s successor following Southgate’s resignation after the Euro 2024 final, with an agreement in place before […]
Manchester City’s interest in Eduardo Camavinga appears to have cooled, with the club instead concentrating their midfield efforts on Lille’s Ayyoub Bouaddi, according to a Daily Mail report. Real Madrid are said to be open to selling Camavinga this summer as part of a wider midfield reshuffle, with both City and Manchester United among the […]
City are closing in on the signing of Angers goalkeeper Max-Edgar Chabot, according to a report from Le Parisien. The 18-year-old has rejected a first professional contract at his formative club, as first flagged on X by City Source, with the report — via journalist Benjamin Quarez — indicating that a move to the Etihad […]
City have made an approach to Real Madrid over Federico Valverde, with the Uruguayan midfielder’s position in the Spanish capital looking less certain than at any point since his arrival. According to journalist Miguel Serrano, relayed by Madrid Universal and first reported domestically by CityXtra, City have made contact with Real Madrid to establish the […]
