Manchester City defender Matija Nastasic sustained an ankle injury on a rain sodden pitch in Hong Kong as City lifted the Asia Trophy after beating Sunderland 1-0. Heavy rain for several days had already made the Hong Kong Stadium surface heavy, prompting criticism from beaten finalists Sunderland’s boss Paolo Di Canio who bemoaned the “killer […]
Fabregas ‘not for sale at any price’
Manchester United were rebuffed again in their bid to sign Barcelona playmaker Cesc Fabregas when Barca Vice President Josep Maria Bartomeu stated that the Spanish international and former Arsenal captain was ‘not for sale at any price’. Bartomeu said: “United’s interest for Cesc Fabregas is obvious, he’s a great player but it does not bother […]
Second Fabregas bid rebuffed
Manchester United have had an improved second bid for Barcelona’s Cesc Fabregas reportedly turned down by the Catalan club. The second bid, believed to be worth £30m plus addons, was firmly rejected by the managerless Spanish champions whose boss Tito Vilanova stepped down after just one season in charge to battle throat cancer. “Fabregas is […]
Strikers Stevan Jovetic and Alvaro Negredo join City
Stevan Jovetic and Alvaro Negredo became City’s latest signings today, bringing their senior frontline back up to 4 forwards alongside Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko. Jovetic, who rejoins former Fiorentina team-mate Matija Nastasic at City, is believed to have cost £22m and will take the number 35 shirt while Negredo has been assigned the number 9 […]
City legend Bert Trautmann passes away
Bert Trautmann, one of the greatest Manchester City goalkeepers of all time, has passed away aged 89. The former German paratrooper famously played on for the last 17 minutes with a broken neck in City’s 1956 FA Cup triumph after bravely diving at the feet of Birmingham City forward Peter Murphy after he broke through […]