Transfer talk: Robinho – Ibrahimovic swap?
With talk of a Edin Dzeko having cooled over the past week, there’s been a corresponding rise in speculation linking City with Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Could the two be connected?
Continue Reading →Transfer talk: Yaya Toure looking close while intrigue surrounds Dzeko and Ibrahimovic
Last night the Catalan radio station RAC-1 reportedly claimed Yaya Toure was set to sign for City. Sport.es followed up the story today by claiming his representative, Dimitri Selçuk, was due to meet Barca’s Txiki Begiristain to discuss the move.
Continue Reading →Why did Mark Hughes fly to Barcelona on Saturday?
One of the more curious items of news this weekend was that Mark Hughes flew to Spain to watch Barcelona play Osasuna on Saturday evening – the night before City played Birmingham. Needless to say, speculation about his intentions has varied wildly.
Initially there was the inevitable talk of the trip being related to a transfer for Robinho, but this would make little sense. Any discussion of such a transfer could be done by executives of the clubs and would hardly require Hughes to make a personal trip to Spain the night before a match. The reason is far more likely to be a scouting mission of possible transfer targets.
Continue Reading →Robinho: Will he stay or will he go?
This week has seen the clearest indication yet that Robinho wouldn’t say no to a move to Barcelona. Hardly a revelation, but what are the chances of it happening, and would City really be better off? Here we take a look at the possibilities.
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