2010-2011 season
On August 4 2010 it was published that Manchester City F.C. decided to sign Assulin [14] although no official announcement has yet been made. Assulin has attracted a number of big clubs to the possibility of signing him after he cancelled his contract with the Spanish champions, but City manager Roberto Mancini believes that the Eastlands club have come out as the frontrunners to sign the player. It is still thought this won't help them too much as they still chase a champions league spot, which they did not gain last year as they are not as good as Tottenham Hotspur.
Some joker has put this on wiki, read the last 3 lines, ha ha.