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  • Jack Rodwell, a Player Manchester City Don’t Really Need

    Look at the list of players Jack Rodwell, Manchester City’s latest expensive signing, has to compete with for a place in the champion’s midfield – James Milner, Samir Nasri, David Silva, Gareth Barry, Nigel de Jong and Yaya Toure. Does anyone see him getting too much playing time?

  • Fernando Torres Opener Not Enough in Charity Shield (Manchester City vs Chelsea)

    Played at Villa Park, the 2012 Charity Shield went to the champions, deservedly so, outplaying a pretty similar Chelsea to the one we saw last season in terms of style and what they try to accomplish in the match. Manchester City won 3-2 with goals from Yaya Toure, Carlos Tevez and Samir Nasri, while the FA Cup holders were mostly hurt by the sending off of Branislav Ivanovic.

  • Manchester City – Not the Favorites to win the Premier League?

    According to Roberto Mancini, the Premier League champions aren’t going to repeat, placing Manchester City as the third or fourth on the list of favorites heading into the 2012-2013 season. Low confidence? Probably not. More like trying to his board into allowing him to spend a bit more money.

  • Liverpool – Setting a High Price for Daniel Agger

    While Liverpool have extended Luis Suarez’ contract to keep Juventus away from him and trying to Joe Allen from Swansea at the same time, they’ve also set a price for Daniel Agger, the man Manchester City are desperatly trying to sign, getting rejected again and again.

  • Arsenal – Robin van Persie Wants to Stay?

    Opinions and minds change too quickly to keep track of in today’s football, and now Robin van Persie seems to have changed his mind regarding his future with Arsenal, tending to stay with the club, feeling happy about the signing they’ve made and going to make, with Santi Cazorla, Nuri Sahin and maybe even Gregory van der Wiel of Ajax on their way to the club.

  • Arsenal – Arsene Wenger Doesn’t Like Chelsea, PSG and Manchester City Spending More than him

    This is why Arsenal directors are so in love with Arsene Wenger – He’s about the money, about saving money, about making money. He’s not about signing players for mega-bucks, like other clubs he loathes and envies all at once, like Chelsea, Manchester City and lately PSG. He’s about turning in a profit, but that hasn’t really helped him and Arsenal win anything for quite some time.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Trade Robin Van Persie for Carlos Tevez

    Sometimes, the best ideas are just under your nose, but you never think of them. Sometimes, talking to an ex-player and also former director of a football club gives you an idea or two, like the suggestion that getting Robin van Persie might be accomplished, for Manchester City, by using Carlos Tevez as a trading chip.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Juventus Not Giving up on Robin van Persie

    Apparently, all the talk of Juventus not having enough money to battle with Manchester United and Manchester City for the services of Robin van Persie hasn’t been accurate, as the Italian champions are prepared to launch a bid that will beat any offer from the Manchester clubs, also planning to make him the highest paid player in the Serie A.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Manchester City Want Daniel Agger

    Roberto Mancini promised Manchester City will be making a few big signings very soon, but no one saw this one coming – a £13 million bid for Liverpool & Denmark central defender Daniel Agger, which Liverpool have rejected but has pushed the Dane to ask Brendan Rodgers for an out from the club he’s been with since 2006.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Robin Van Persie Now Wants Manchester United

    While Arsenal have yet to find a team that they can agree on the terms with for the transfer of Robin van Persie, it seems the Dutch striker has now shifted his desire for his new team to Manchester United, hoping to immediately become their highest paid player along with Wayne Rooney.