Pro Ref have admitted Haaland’s derby winner should never have stood
A grim afternoon all around in Manchester Manchester City won the Manchester derby with 10 men and one enormous slice of luck. By Sunday evening, the body that runs Premier League refereeing had admitted that Haaland’s winner should never have been given without an on-field review. Refereeing body Pro Ref conceded an “error of judgement” […]
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Enzo Fernandez: Man City open talks with Chelsea over £120m move
City are willing to spend BIG to land Enzo Fernandez Manchester City have made their move for Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez, with talks between the two clubs now under way, according to BBC senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel. The 25-year-old has emerged as one of the biggest stories of transfer deadline day, with Chelsea understood […]
2 weeks ago
Ndiaye to Man City for £65m as Everton’s deadline day unravels
A transfer collapse has opened the door for Manchester City Manchester City have reached an agreement with Everton for Iliman Ndiaye, with the deal potentially rising to £65 million, according to BBC senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel. The Senegal international is set to move for an initial £60 million, with another £5 million available through […]
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Rayan Cherki’s Selhurst masterclass as Man City brush Palace aside
Easy win for Maresca’s men Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 4-1 at Selhurst Park on Friday and Rayan Cherki scored twice in the second half, in what BBC Sport called the club’s first heavyweight marker of the post-Pep Guardiola era. Erling Haaland also scored twice, while Palace‘s goal came from a Yeremy Pino free-kick that […]
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Man City agree £86m Bouaddi deal as Lille accept offer for 18 year-old
Who is Ayyoub Bouaddi? Manchester City have agreed a deal in principle worth 100m euros (£85.6m) to sign Ayyoub Bouaddi, the 18 year-old Lille midfielder. The Ligue 1 club accepted an initial £81.4m plus £4.2m in add-ons. BBC Sport reported earlier this week that the two clubs were in advanced talks, and the Moroccan national […]
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Savinho’s £75m move to Spurs is the purest expression of Man City’s multi-club model
How Savinho was moved through the network In 2022, a teenage winger signed for Troyes, a mid-table French club few English fans could place on a map, and never played a single minute for them. Four years later, Savinho is about to leave Manchester City for Tottenham for £75m plus £10m in add-ons, a record […]
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