By Chris Wright
Seamless...
Just a quick one to say that Manchester City have confirmed, via their offical website, that
Martin Petrov, Benjani Mwaruwari and Sylvinho
will all be allowed to leave the club over the coming summer.
The summer transfer market is off to a slow start because of the World Cup, but I expect it to
warm up soon with Man City, Spurs, Liverpool and Chelsea, all expected to be active in this
transfer window.
The international transfer window opened signings on Wednesday, 9 June and will stay open until
1800 BST on Tuesday, 31 August.
The king of the Coppa Italia, Roberto Mancini took his first step towards success in the English
equivalent when his Manchester City side won 1-0 at Middlesbrough in the FA Cup third round.
Mancini won the Italian Cup six times as a player and four as a coach and, having overseen two
league victories since replacing Mark Hughes at City, watched his new team advance comfortably with
a late first-half goal by striker Benjani Mwaruwari against the second division hosts.
According to Chris Bailey at Manchester City's official website, Manchester
City striker Benjani Mwaruwari wants to sign a new deal at the club as he
is very happy there. He said,
"I'm very happy because I've started two games in a row and it's been a long time since that
happened.
UPDATE: According to Paul Smith at MirrorFootball, Manchester
City made a bid of £5million and striker Benjani Mwaruwari for
West Ham United midfielder Valon Behrami that was turned
down.
January 15th, 2010 According to Ken Dyer at the London Evening Standard,
West Ham United will not be selling midfielder Valon Behrami.
By Chris Wright
Today's rumours are highly contagious. Here's the round up...
There's that winning smile we all know and love
Rumour No. 1: According to The Daily Express, Liverpool have offered a
three year deal (with the option of a one year extension) to Standard Liege striker Milan
Jovanovic as they hope to tie up a free transfer for the Serbian.
Gianfranco Zola believes that he has gained several years' worth of experience managing West Ham
United, although he has been in the post only since September 2008. Within days of taking charge,
West Ham's owner, Björgólfur Gudmundsson, suffered the financial problems that led to his
bankruptcy and the eventual sale of half the club last week.
According to the Daily Mail, Sunderland made a £1.5million bid for
Manchester City striker Benjani Mwaruwari.
By Chris Wright
Bah dah bah dah dum dum. Here's the round up...
Rumour No. 1: Man City are planning a mass clear-out in the summer and
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is waiting in the wings.
'Arry is apparently 'ammering out deals to sign want-away striker Craig Bellamy
and not-quite-as-good-as-he-used-to-be defender Micah Richards.
City release big name trioManchester City trio Martin Petrov, Benjani Mwaruwari and Sylvinho will
all leave Eastlands this summer after the club opted not to offer them new contracts.All three were
used only sparingly by boss Roberto Mancini last season and their departures were expected, with
the Italian set to bring in a number of players during the close season.
Landycakes at Eastlands? Nahgannahappen.
Which player is not linked with City nowadays? Every hour it is a different one. Torres, Drogba,
Balotelli, and now Landon Donovan.
Look at this part:
Asked whether Donovan would be arriving at Eastlands this summer, Mancini told Sky Sports News
while on the club's pre-season tour in the New York: ''We will have to see.
