Amid all the excitement - Edin Dzeko's Sunday spectacular, Owen Hargreaves' surprise signing - one City star has been keeping a low profile while sorting out his immediate future.
Low profile? Carlos Tevez? Well, not for long at any rate. But last season's joint leading Premier League scorer, who asked for a move, is coming to terms with his situation according to reports.
Or, as Stuart Brennan puts it on the back page of the Manchester Evening News: "Carlos Tevez could stay to help City's push for glory in the next few years - if his missus says it's all right!"
Stu and others are reacting to news that Tevez's family are back. The National says he "has been joined in England by his wife and could settle down at the club if his family situation improves, according to his advisor.
"Tevez said in July he wanted to leave City for a country where he could be reunited with his wife, Vanesa, and two daughters, who all moved back to Argentina after struggling to adapt to the British climate and culture.
"However, with no club able to meet both City's asking price for Tevez and his wage demands, he is still at the Etihad Stadium and his advisor, Kia Joorabchian, said yesterday the player has managed to convince Vanessa to return to Manchester."
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The MEN man quotes Carlito's agent on a proposed deal, a swap with Inter Milan for Wesley Sneijder, that fell through after Samir Nasri signed. Wonder who would have brokered that one?
Anyway, Stu has sussed that Sergio Aguero's arrival could be key, given that his wife Giannina and Vanessa are chums, but warns that Brazil outfit Corinthians will be back with a bid in January.
Mind you, as The National points out: "Tevez faces a battle to get back in City's first team, though, with Edin Dzeko scoring six goals in his first three league matches." Quite.
Elsewhere, Liverpool are chuffed to little mintballs to get Craig Bellamy back - he's a striker, he's good at golf - and everyone latches on to Owen Hargreaves' exclusive chat here.
It's fun to see what they pick out of the mix though. The Times of Malta likes "Hargreaves seeks match fitness", while soccerway.com's headline has him "owning up to frustrations."
Yahoo's "Hargreaves denies being made of glass!" picks up on his throwaway line and is a joke. We think.
