The second installment of Read Man City’s writers’ 2016/17 predictions – which youth player will break into the first team at the Etihad? 2015/16 saw the emergence of Kelechi Iheanacho and cameo roles for the likes of Manu Garcia, Bersant Celina, and Aleix Garcia. With Pep Guardiola at the helm of the club Manchester City […]
As Pep Guardiola’s reign at Manchester City begins, there are expected to be a lot of changes in the dressing room of the Etihad. Having made three signings already – Ilkay Gundogan and Aaron Mooy – and a third in Nolito, Guardiola looks set to go through with his proposed summer overhaul at the club. […]
Celta Vigo winger Nolito is flying to England to complete his £13.8m transfer to Manchester City after Spain’s premature Euro 2016 exit, according to the Daily Telegraph. City triggered the Spaniard’s buy-out clause earlier this month but were forced to wait for Nolito to undergo a medical, with the 29-year-old taking part in this summer’s […]
Portuguese outfit FC Porto are looking rescue Eliaquim Mangala from his Manchester City nightmare by re-signing him this summer. The 25-year-old has struggled for consistency since moving to the Etihad Stadium in 2014 and could be a victim of Pep Guardiola’s summer overhaul at the club. Despite a promising start to life at City, Mangala […]
Manchester City fans would prefer to keep Bacary Sagna over Pablo Zabaleta, according to a poll on Read Man City. The poll, which ran on Monday, revealed that 56% of the supporters that took part would sell Zabaleta and keep Sagna. This compared to just 19% who would sell Sagna, 14% who would sell both […]
Manchester City should not pay €50m to sign Atletico Madrid centre-back Jose Gimenez this summer, according to the club’s supporters. 54% of Sky Blues fans that voted on a poll which ran on Read Man City on Monday believe that the Uruguayan’s €50m is too much and the money should be reinvested into other transfer […]
Manchester City fans have revealed that they would prefer for Yaya Toure to leave the club this summer rather than see out the remainder of his contract. A poll on Read Man City saw 58% of City fans vote ‘No’ to the question ‘Should Toure stay at City?’. Toure has been continuously linked with a […]
2016/17 – the start of the Pep Guardiola revolution. Two disappointing seasons under Manuel Pellegrini resulted in the Chilean being replaced by a man who can only be described as the best manager in the world. Guardiola plans a summer overhaul at City to mould the squad into his own, with midfielder Ilkay Gundogan already […]
Manchester City have agreed a deal with Borussia Dortmund to sign highly-rated striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, according to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano. Twitter: Man City and B. Dortmund had an agreement for Aubameyang. But the problem is the player’s request: contract until 2021, €12M/season as wage. (@FabrizioRomano) The fee is unknown, but it is presumed to […]
The EU referendum has been the topic of everyone’s conversation for the past few months and the day of voting is on Thursday. There have been many advantages and disadvantages of leaving the EU named, but few have looked at it from a footballing perspective. If Brexit did occur it would mean that a number […]
Spanish star Nolito has decided to join Manchester City after Barcelona dropped their interest in the winger, according to Mundo Deportivo. The 29-year-old has impressed so far at Euro 2016 for his country and helped Celta Vigo to an unexpected top-half finish in La Liga last season, with growing speculation that he would leave the […]
Brazilian teen sensation Gabriel Jesus has been backed by 88% of Manchester City fans after reports emerged that the Sky Blues had met his £18.9m buy-out clause. That 88% of the City contingent said that the club should pursue Jesus, who has been dubbed ‘the next Neymar’. Jesus has scored 20 goals in 60 appearances […]