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  • My thoughts on Grealish debut – Guardiola

    My thoughts on Grealish debut – Guardiola

    Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was happy with Jack Grealish’s performance in their Community Shield defeat to Leicester City.

    The £100m signing made a second-half debut at Wembley.

    “It was good. Really good,” said Guardiola.

    “He was aggressive against the full backs. He will get to know his mates and step by step he will find his best.”

    He added: “Congratulations to Leicester for the Community Shield victory. Our performance was really, really good, especially for this stage of the season and the way we played in the second half was so good.

    “The game was well played. They had chances, we had chances and in the second we were so good.”

  • EPL: Bernardo Silva wants to leave – Guardiola

    EPL: Bernardo Silva wants to leave – Guardiola

    Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola admits Bernardo Silva wants to leave.

    Today, Guardiola announced that Bernardo is one of several players who want to leave City this summer.

    The 26-year-old Portugal midfielder has scored 35 times in 201 appearances for City since a 2017 move from Monaco.

    “Bernardo is our player,” he said. “Not just him – two, three or four players want to leave.

    “We’re open to discussing absolutely everything. Players want to leave, the door is open.”

  • Jack Grealish completes £100m Man City medical

    Jack Grealish completes £100m Man City medical

    Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish has completed his medical with Manchester City.

    The Mirror says Grealish has been spotted leaving the Etihad training campus ahead of his record breaking transfer to Manchester City.

    The England international underwent a medical in Manchester on Thursday morning ahead of his £100m mega move from Aston Villa.

    Grealish is on the cusp of leaving his boyhood club to join Pep Guardiola’s Premier League champions after months of speculation.

    The 25-year-old was spotted training with Villa on Wednesday after returning from his post Euro 2020 holiday.

  • Liverpool better fit for Grealish than Man City – Ferdinand

    Liverpool better fit for Grealish than Man City – Ferdinand

    Rio Ferdinand thinks Jack Grealish would suit Liverpool better than Manchester City.

    The Aston Villa star is being heavily chased by City, who have recently opened talks over a transfer.

    But Manchester United legend Ferdinand thinks Grealish would be perfect

    “I would love him to join Manchester United, obviously. But I just feel that the position that he plays is stacked,” he told his FIVE Youtube channel.

    “Bruno [Fernandes] in a ten, [Marcus] Rashford’s on the left, [Anthony] Martial is there, [Paul] Pogba is there.

    “It kind of rules Manchester United out unless they say, “no, we’re going to shift a player or two to get him.

    He added: “There aren’t many breathtaking footballers around anymore who produce breathtaking moments and make you go, ‘wow that was crazy’.

    “Jack Grealish does that. He’s just a phenomenal player. If I’m Liverpool, I’m going to get him. If I’m Man City, I’m taking him.

    “Because he improves them. He improves Chelsea, 100 per cent. Whoever’s got the money to pay for him, do it.

    “If Liverpool bought him it would be a bolt out of the blue. He improves them and then it’s like, ‘wow’.”

  • Transfer: Jack Grealish accepts Man City contract offer

    Transfer: Jack Grealish accepts Man City contract offer

    Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish has reportedly accepted a contract offer from Manchester City.

    Football Insider says City have offered Grealish a ‘huge’ deal, which the Aston Villa captain has accepted.

    Although the agreeing of terms is a ‘significant hurdle’ to overcome, the £90m bid that the Citizens are set to send to Villa Park will be the real sticking point of the situation.

    Dean Smith’s acquisition of Emiliano Buendia would help fill the creative void if their talisman departs, while they are also reportedly interested in signing Bayern Leverkusen winger Leon Bailey.

    Grealish is currently enjoying his holidays after the Euro 2020 tournament.

  • Ex-City fullback: Why I hate Roberto Mancini

    Ex-City fullback: Why I hate Roberto Mancini

    Former Manchester City fullback Wayne Bridge admits he’s no fan of Italy coach Roberto Mancini.

    Bridge has revealed England’s Euro 2020 final defeat by Italy was even more painful because he hates Roberto Mancini.

    Bridge told bettingexpert’s The Big Stage: “It really hurt me because I hate Mancini, everyone knows I have no love for him.

    “I wouldn’t say he’s the worst I’ve had, but tactically he isn’t that great. What he did was good, which hurts to say.

    “Not only was my family cheering for England, they were cheering that Mancini was losing, so it hurt us even more. I never really got him as a manager.

    “I fell out with him. I was there for a few months and we got on well but I didn’t enjoy training at all.

  • SHOCKER! Man City place Sterling on transfer-list

    SHOCKER! Man City place Sterling on transfer-list

    Premier League Champions Manchester City have sensationally transfer-listed Raheem Sterling.

    The Mirror says City have made Sterling available for transfer this summer as part of a squad overhaul from boss Pep Guardiola.

    City are intent on adding to their squad with premium talent in this transfer window but are aware they must sell first-team players to help fund the moves.

    Aston Villa playmaker Jack Grealish and Tottenham striker Harry Kane – both of whom starred for England at this summer’s European Championships – are at the top of City’s wanted list.

    Their international teammate Sterling – who netted three goals for the Three Lions this summer and forced Simon Kjaer’s semi-final own goal – may be on his way out of the Etihad.

  • EPL: Man City trio pen new contracts

    EPL: Man City trio pen new contracts

    Lewis Fiorini, Ben Knight and Cieran Slicker have all signed new contracts with Manchester City.

    Fiorini, who will spend the 2021-22 season on loan at League One side Lincoln City, has agreed a four-year extension to his previous agreement, keeping him at City until the summer of 2026.

    Fellow midfielder Knight has penned a three-year deal that will run until the end of June 2025, whilst goalkeeper Slicker has completed a one-year extension that takes him through to the summer of 2024.

    Slicker and Knight were both part of the Elite Development Squad (EDS) that won the Premier League 2 for the first time in City’s history in 2020-21 and also helped the Under-18 side lift the 2020 FA Youth Cup last season.

  • Winning Euros will be my biggest achievement – Sterling

    Winning Euros will be my biggest achievement – Sterling

    Manchester City and England star Raheem Sterling thinks winning Euro 2020 would be the biggest achievement in his career.

    Sterling has won three Premier League titles with City, but an international triumph would trump his domestic success.

    “I think winning something with the national team, England, would definitely be the greatest achievement that I can possibly do,” Sterling said.

    “I mean, not me but the team can possibly achieve.

    “I feel like you win stuff with your clubs and you know it’s a great achievement, but this is on a bigger scale.

    “You’re representing a nation, a country, so to achieve something with England it would be the biggest thing to happen in my footballing career.”

  • Man City defender now the best in the world – Mourinho

    Man City defender now the best in the world – Mourinho

    Roma coach Jose Mourinho has declared Manchester City defender Ruben Dias the best in the world.

    Ahead of Portugal’s Euro 2020 opener, Mourinho has described Dias as the best centre-back in the world .

    Mourinho told TalkSPORT: “I think Ruben Dias is the best centre-back in the world now, maybe.

    “I would say that Ruben with this step to the Premier League is getting a different knowledge and experience of competitiveness.

    “I think he’s a fantastic centre-back.”