Man City to pay £25.6m for Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko.

[Craig_H]

All about as likely as each other

[Rich]

The New Saints?

[Fivex]

According to that Freddie Boswell character on Twitter, Dzeko has been at a Chester hotel today. If he was going to City, which we all think he is, he'd be at one of the hotels in Manchester used by City (Radisson, Malmaison or Lowry), or if outside the city, at Mottram Hall.

Did he say which hotel - Grosvenor or the Hilton? If it was the Crown Plaza or Mollington Banastre, I'd say the story is bollocks.

[Shaggy]

Didn't say.

[Fivex]

Boswell making sure he doesn't slip up there...

[Craig_H]

Clicky

[little dave hedgehog]

emmm...

did you want us to call and ask or something, craig?

bugger that, it's 10p a minute!

[Fivex]

Clicky

That's twinned with a Toby Carvery, and the Toby Carvery is actually bigger than the Travel Lodge

I'd say they wouldn't have booked him in there unless he's a fan of ham, turkey AND beef on the same plate.

Hmm... It is Sunday after all...

[Bender]

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says the Eastlands club have reached a deal to sign Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko from Wolfsburg.
The 24-year-old, scorer of 66 goals in 111 games for the German side, is under contract until 2013 but a bid of about £30m will trigger a buy-out clause.

"We have an important game at Arsenal coming up and I will speak about him after that," said Mancini.
"We've agreed a fee. He's a good player and all the teams in Europe want him."

Wolfsburg boss Steve McClaren said he was reluctant to see Dzeko leave, but added that City would be buying a player who was "ideal" for them. "He is a goal scorer who gets them with his left foot, his right foot, his head - he can score all types of goals," McClaren told the Daily Telegraph.

"He is a good buy for them. He's a good boy but he needs to work harder now he is in the Premier League than he does at present. But he will adjust, no problem.

[red g]

wow. Some talent there.........

although for 100-150 million I would expect better than......

tevez
Adebayor
Balotelli
Dzeko

oh and......

Jo
Santa Cruz

[Chazza]

But they just cant stop having a tear up in training

Pictures: Toure and Adebayor in Man City training fight

Manchester City's former Arsenal stars Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor have been involved in an amazing training ground fight on the eve of the club's big game at the Emirates.

The duelling team-mates had to be pulled apart by another ex-Gunner, Patrick Viera, and defender Vincent Kompany.

Disgruntled Adebayor was unlikely to figure against his old club and is thought to be ready to move on loan to Real Madrid.

But a public expression of disharmony in the ranks will be another blow to boss Roberto Mancini, who has been hit by injuries to brilliant playmaker David Silva and young striker Mario Balotelli which have ruled them out of the crunch clash at Arsenal.

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news...cle663373.html

[spud_gun]

wow. Some talent there.........

although for 100-150 million I would expect better than......

tevez
Adebayor
Balotelli
Dzeko

oh and......

Jo
Santa Cruz

Factor in wages and various bonuses and signing on fees and you're looking at a outlay of 300+ million over the length of the respective contracts

[Shaggy]

But they just cant stop having a tear up in training



http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news...cle663373.html

[Drago]

A strike force we can only dream of, regardless of how much they've shelled out.

[lfcred]

What is going to happen when financial fair play comes in though? Theur wages must be ridiculous and even with Champs League money I can't see them being able to bring themselves within the limit without a number of their players taking a pay cut, which given half of them only went for the money, is unlikely to happen.