Manchester City Archives ⋆ Page 16 of 19 ⋆ LSU

Jan52019 by JBNo Comments

Brahim Diaz leaves Man City for Real Madrid in a deal worth £22m

Manchester City have agreed to sell Brahim Diaz to Real Madrid in a £22 million deal. The European champions will pay an initial £15.5 million for the Spain Under-21 midfielder with a further £6.5m payable in add-ons depending on his success at the Bernabeu. The transfer could be announced today. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); City have also negotiated a 15 per cent sell-on clause on any future transfer, although if Manchester United tried to sign Diaz in the future City would receive 40 per cent of any sell on fee. The Premier League champions believe the deal represents excellent value for a 19-year-old with just six months left on his deal and who is yet to make a league start for the club. Nonetheless, Diaz was held up by City chairman Khaldoon ...

Jan12019 by JBNo Comments

Raheem Sterling fires warning to Liverpool ahead of City clash

Premier League

Raheem Sterling has issued a warning to former club Liverpool ahead of their Thursday clash by saying Manchester City “can beat anyone”. Champions City will play Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium in the most eagerly-anticipated match of the campaign so far. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); City trail Liverpool by seven points heading into the showdown but Sterling says they are not overawed by the prospect of toppling Jurgen Klopp's unbeaten team. "If we can play the way we know we can play, we can beat anyone," Sterling said. "It's going to be a great game on Thursday and we're all looking forward to it." City manager Pep Guardiola told Sky Sports their game with Liverpool is a must-win contest because defeat would leave them trailing them by 10 po...

Dec302018 by JBNo Comments

Pep Guardiola: ‘We cannot compete’ with Liverpool

Premier League

Liverpool are outpacing Manchester City at present, says Pep Guardiola as he concedes Liverpool's form at present makes them untouchable in the Premier League title. The Reds are now nine points clear at the top of the table - and 10 ahead of City ahead of their Sunday game at Southampton - after thrashing Arsenal 5-1 on Saturday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Jurgen Klopp's men are now unbeaten in their first 20 games of the season, and have scored 48 goals and conceded just eight so far this term. Though Guardiola has spent in the region of £539 million on players since arriving at the club, the ex-Barcelona manager says his side are currently unable to compete with Liverpool. “We did well so far,” said Guardiola prior to Liverpool going nine poi...

Dec182018 by JBNo Comments

Manchester City make contact with Isco

Transfer Info, La Liga, Premier League

Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola 'wants to bring Real Madrid outcast Isco to the club' after seeing him fall-out under Santiago Solari. Isco is under contract with Madrid until 2022 but his omissions from Solari's lineup have placed clubs such as City on alert should he be made available to leave the club. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Madrid chief Florentino Perez, according to Spanish outlet AS , wants any move to recoup more than the £100million earned from Ronaldo's transfer to Juventus in the summer. City were reported to have been interested in signing Isco back in 2013 when he was set to leave Malaga - only for Madrid to win his signature. But while Isco would no doubt be keen to work under Guardiola, Madrid are said to be in no rush...

Nov92018 by JBNo Comments

Pogba could miss Manchester derby with minor injury

Premier League

Paul Pogba is an injury doubt for Manchester United's derby match with Manchester City after missing training on Friday. The 25-year-old played the full 90 minutes against Juventus on Wednesday as Jose Mourinho's team came back to secure a remarkable 2-1 victory in the Champions League. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, Pogba was conspicuous by his absence from United’s training on Friday – an injury scare ahead of Sunday's derby at the Etihad Stadium. United will be hoping that the injury will not keep the France international out of the clash against City. It is reported that Pogba did indoor work at the Aon Training Complex on Friday as a result of the injury scare. Romelu Lukaku is already a huge doubt for the derby, having missed the ...

Oct232018 by JBNo Comments

Bonucci: I turned United and City offers down

Premier League, Seria A, Transfer Info

Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci has confirmed he rejected the opportunity to join Manchester United this summer, two years after turning down a move to Manchester City. Bonucci, 31, returned to Juventus after one campaign at AC Milan, and is set to play against United in the Champions League at Old Trafford on Tuesday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Italian confirmed to the Telegraph that there was actually an offer from United, but simply replied "no" when asked if there was any possibility of him heading to Manchester over Juventus. Bonucci also confirmed he turned down Manchester City in 2016. "Basically, there have been some possibilities, both with Manchester City and Manchester United," Bonucci said. "With Manchester City, when I rec...

Oct182018 by JBNo Comments

Fellaini limps out of training ahead of Chelsea clash

Premier League

Manchester United are sweating over the fitness of Marouane Fellaini after the midfielder limped out of training ahead of Saturday’s clash with Chelsea. The Belgium international, has once again emerged as a important player for Jose Mourinho, starting four of their last five Premier League matches and coming on at half-time in the victory over Newcastle. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, The Sun report that he pulled out at the end of training on Wednesday and is now a doubt to face Chelsea. The Red Devils travel to Stamford Bridge for the early kick off, with Mourinho still in desperate need of a good result despite the dramatic come-back win against Newcastle. Fellaini had reported back from international duty feeling ill, but insisted on t...

Oct132018 by JBNo Comments

Man City chief reveals details of Guardiola’s transfer talks with Messi

Premier League, La Liga

Pep Guardiola failed in an attempt to bring Barcelona forward Lionel Messi to Manchester City. That is according to City’s chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, who asked Guardiola which player he wanted most in the world. Messi and Guardiola worked together at Camp Nou, enjoying amazing success by winning the Champions League twice and La Liga three times in a row. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); City’s interest in Messi dates back before the arrival of Guardiola, but the Spaniard tried to use his influence to bring the Argentine to England in 2016. ‘We asked Guardiola to talk to him (Messi), we offered him triple the salary he has at Barca, but he never accepted,’ Al Mubarak said. Messi reportedly earns around £100million a year as at Barcelona and is t...

Oct122018 by JBNo Comments

Liverpool boss Klopp sends warning to title rivals Chelsea & Man City

Premier League

Jurgen Klopp warned Liverpool’s Premier League title rivals that they have no interest in finishing second this campaign. Liverpool are joint top of the league table with Chelsea and defending champions Manchester City after eight matches played. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Klopp’s team seem ready to launch a title tilt this season, having fallen short of a sustained push last campaign. City finished ten points clear of their nearest rivals last season, with Liverpool finishing in fourth – 25 points behind the champions. Klopp celebrated three years in charge at Liverpool this week and the German conceded he will not be satisfied with second place. ‘In most sports, coming second in the Olympics you come home with a silver medal,’ said Klopp....

Sep222018 by JBNo Comments

Sergio Aguero not guaranteed a starting spot, warns Guardiola

Premier League

Sergio Aguero will still not be guaranteed a starting role despite extending his Manchester City deal, according to Pep Guardiola. City announced on Friday that the club's all-time leading goalscorer Aguero agreed to sign another contract that will add a year to his deal, tying him to the club until June 2021. The 30-year-old established himself as one of the Premier League's best strikers following his arrival from Atletico Madrid in 2011, but Guardiola demanded he do more work shortly after taking over two years ago. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Gabriel Jesus after signing from Palmeiras provided Aguero with serious competition, and the Catalan will continue to have no issues about taking the Argentine out of his line-up when he believes it is need...