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Mancini to give up on transfer trio
August 18, 2012

By Richard Jolly
Roberto Mancini is ready to admit defeat in his attempts to take Javi Martinez, Daniele De Rossi and Daniel Agger to Manchester City.

The Italian has already missed out on two other major summer transfer targets - Eden Hazard, who joined Chelsea, and Robin van Persie, who left Arsenal for Manchester United.

Now Athletic Bilbao's Spain international Martinez is on the brink of moving to Bayern Munich, and De Rossi and Agger, who appear likely to remain at Roma and Liverpool respectively.

"We talked about Martinez," Mancini said. "But it is a situation that is not easy because there are top clubs who want Martinez. De Rossi is difficult because he is a Roma. Agger? I don't think so."

Mancini has only brought in one player - Everton's Jack Rodwell - but Martinez and De Rossi, who are also both capable of playing in the centre of midfield or defence, were his preferred options for that role.

And while the Italian insisted his relationship with City's football administrator Brian Marwood is fine, he reiterated his stance that the club should have acted earlier in the transfer window.

He added: "Sometimes it is not enough maybe to have money to spend. Sometimes you should move very quickly because when there are three or four top teams involved it is difficult
 
If Mancini can't get any of those 3. Wonder if he will bother bringing in anyone (expect maybe Sinclair)? No point in signing vastly inferior players IMO.
 
johnny crossan said:
Mancini to give up on transfer trio
August 18, 2012

By Richard Jolly
Roberto Mancini is ready to admit defeat in his attempts to take Javi Martinez, Daniele De Rossi and Daniel Agger to Manchester City.

The Italian has already missed out on two other major summer transfer targets - Eden Hazard, who joined Chelsea, and Robin van Persie, who left Arsenal for Manchester United.

Now Athletic Bilbao's Spain international Martinez is on the brink of moving to Bayern Munich, and De Rossi and Agger, who appear likely to remain at Roma and Liverpool respectively.

"We talked about Martinez," Mancini said. "But it is a situation that is not easy because there are top clubs who want Martinez. De Rossi is difficult because he is a Roma. Agger? I don't think so."

Mancini has only brought in one player - Everton's Jack Rodwell - but Martinez and De Rossi, who are also both capable of playing in the centre of midfield or defence, were his preferred options for that role.

And while the Italian insisted his relationship with City's football administrator Brian Marwood is fine, he reiterated his stance that the club should have acted earlier in the transfer window.

He added: "Sometimes it is not enough maybe to have money to spend. Sometimes you should move very quickly because when there are three or four top teams involved it is difficult

And yet he said he expects we will sign players in the next ten days.

Spookily exciting.
 
if bobby has said that then we have royally bollocks up this summer transfer window imo. not saying we needed much and am happy with rodwell for versatility and age but apart from that we have stagnated and the squad is not good enough for the champions league!! hopefully freestyler is right and de rossi comes because if we can get even just rodwell and de rossi then we are better all round for midfield and defence. if our incomings will be scott sinclair and rodwell then very very underwhelmed to be honest and can see bobby being very unhappy. there was rumblings in the last wekk that bobby has offered his resignation but after a meeting was told all would be sorted.
 
richards30 said:
if bobby has said that then we have royally bollocks up this summer transfer window imo. not saying we needed much and am happy with rodwell for versatility and age but apart from that we have stagnated and the squad is not good enough for the champions league!! hopefully freestyler is right and de rossi comes because if we can get even just rodwell and de rossi then we are better all round for midfield and defence. if our incomings will be scott sinclair and rodwell then very very underwhelmed to be honest and can see bobby being very unhappy. there was rumblings in the last wekk that bobby has offered his resignation but after a meeting was told all would be sorted.


do you believe everything Mancini tells the press
 
richards30 said:
. there was rumblings in the last wekk that bobby has offered his resignation but after a meeting was told all would be sorted.

Not having that shite...
 
grim up north said:
richards30 said:
if bobby has said that then we have royally bollocks up this summer transfer window imo. not saying we needed much and am happy with rodwell for versatility and age but apart from that we have stagnated and the squad is not good enough for the champions league!! hopefully freestyler is right and de rossi comes because if we can get even just rodwell and de rossi then we are better all round for midfield and defence. if our incomings will be scott sinclair and rodwell then very very underwhelmed to be honest and can see bobby being very unhappy. there was rumblings in the last wekk that bobby has offered his resignation but after a meeting was told all would be sorted.


do you believe everything Mancini tells the press
not all the time mate but what he is saying seems very plausible at this time. he is good at mind games granted but watching his press conferences etc you can see and hear in the tone of his voice he is frustrated as i`m sure that players and budgets were discussed in abu dhabi at the end of the season when he was there. was there any need for our business to drag out this long?
 
Sky Blue said:
richards30 said:
. there was rumblings in the last wekk that bobby has offered his resignation but after a meeting was told all would be sorted.

Not having that shite...
was told that be a very very good source that one mate. wouldnt bullshit anyone on here, certainly over bobby leaving etc.
 
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