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km09 said:
Last Week of the Transfer Window, Wilfred Zaha from Crystal Palace.


I never put City down, but Zaha wil destroy his career coming to us.

We are not at that level to be putting faith in promising youngsters.
 
Paulinho anyone? Does anyone know how he compares to say De Rossi and Benat? Playing against Chelsea for Corinthians soon.

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Roberto Mancini wants his Manchester City bosses to sign Brazilian star Paulinho in the transfer window.

Mancini has asked his money-men to finance a move for the midfield dynamo, who's set to play for Corninthians in the Club World Cup this week, and hopes to do a deal at around £12 million.

The Italian thinks he needs fresh legs in midfield, where his side have been relying on Yaya Toure and Gareth Barry, with Nigel de Jong sold in the summer and replacement Javi Garcia failing to make an impact.

In addition, Toure could be absent at the Africa Cup of Nations next month, stretching City's squad during a vital period of the title campaign and handing leaders and neighbours Manchester United even more of an advantage.

Mancini, who watched City lose to United on Sunday to fall six points behind them in the table, has been on the trail of Paulinho for months and sent scouts to Brazil to see the 24-year-old.

Paulinho has won eight caps, mainly in friendlies, and City would need to make an appeal to get him a work permit - but their chances would be good.

Corinthians may sell if the price is right, but any deal will come down to whether Mancini can winkle money from City's Arab rulers when he's been warned that he must sell before he can buy again.

City are conscious of UEFA's looming Financial Fair Play rules, and Mancini is also wary the club may be hoarding money in case they need to hire his replacement at the end of the season.

So the Italian wants Paulinho to save his title bid - and also probably his job - and hopes that the club's new transfer supremo Txiki Beguiristain can deliver.

Paulinho - full name Jose Paulo Bezerra Maciel Junior - played in Europe
for clubs in Lithuania and Poland as a teenager before returning home, where he has made his name at Corinthians.

Since the hard-running and powerful Paulinho joined them, the Sao Paulo side have won the Brazilian title and the Copa Libertadores - South America's answer to the Champions League.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/manchester-city-transfers-paulinho-corinthians-1483800" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ ... ns-1483800</a>
 
Someone not yet discussed on the forum.

Did anyone predict we would sign Rodwell, Sinclair, Maicon, Nastasic, Wright or Garcia? Or Pizzaro in January?

A surprise I think is most likely. But one which is not costly and not a big named player. Maybe a loan signing perhaps? I personally want Isco, but can't see it happening.
 
ayrshire_blue said:
Someone not yet discussed on the forum.

Did anyone predict we would sign Rodwell, Sinclair, Maicon, Nastasic, Wright or Garcia? Or Pizzaro in January?

A surprise I think is most likely. But one which is not costly and not a big named player. Maybe a loan signing perhaps? I personally want Isco, but can't see it happening.

Isco would be the one I'd want too, he'd be our 'Hazard' in effect. Would love Falcao but I doubt that'll happen & for me the third & final piece would be DDR.
 
not my fault! said:
ayrshire_blue said:
Someone not yet discussed on the forum.

Did anyone predict we would sign Rodwell, Sinclair, Maicon, Nastasic, Wright or Garcia? Or Pizzaro in January?

A surprise I think is most likely. But one which is not costly and not a big named player. Maybe a loan signing perhaps? I personally want Isco, but can't see it happening.

Isco would be the one I'd want too, he'd be our 'Hazard' in effect. Would love Falcao but I doubt that'll happen & for me the third & final piece would be DDR.
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BoyBlue_1985 said:
Pretty sure Mancini said he wont be buying anyone and then remembered he had purchased Garcia and started to have a think

with yaya going to ACON if we don't sign a player who can replace him we will be trully fuck off
 
It will be a quiet month for transfers, I would guess that the Summer window will be busier for us.
 

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