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It's all swings and roundabouts
- May 30, 2009
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Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and defensive midfielder Yaya Toure are on Man City’s radar after both of them failed to impress the Catalans.
Ibrahimovic, although his season wasn’t that bad compared to Man Utd’s Dimitar Berbatov but the recent purchase of Spanish striker David Villa from Valencia has certainly put an impression on his mind that he will not be their first choice striker anymore.
While the Ivorian Yaya Toure, his agent has already signaled Europe’s elite clubs that the player wants a move away from the Camp Nou before the start of next season. Arsenal and Chelsea were initially linked with Toure’s signing but now it looks as if the player wants to join his brother Kolo Toure at the Eastlands.
“Yaya Toure’s case is similar to Ibrahimovic, although Yaya has been with the club for a longer period. We are not interested in offloading either of these players but obviously if Toure isn’t happy we won’t force him to stay,” Barcelona’s director general Joan Oliver told the Spanish club’s official website.
“What we won’t do is go against our own interests. If he wants to stay, we’ll be delighted. If not, then the solution must also be good for the club, not just the player.”
Source: http://www.soccer360.co.uk/man-city-chasing-barca-pair/
I have doubted Barca would sell Zlatan until the past week due to the huge deal it took to secure him last season but after the comments made at Barca / Zlatan's agent I wouldn't be suprised to see it.
Fairly sure Yaya will leave and presume City have only been linked due to Kolo.
Valencia president Manuel Llorente has confirmed that they are in talks Manchester City over a possible £25 million transfer of Spanish winger David Silva.
Llorente said: “The news is true. City got in touch with us asking for a meeting, but then they informed us that they could not come and that they intend to do so a little further down the line.”
Silva had previously been linked with the likes of Manchester United and Real Madrid, but Valencia have maintained their stance of not letting go off their star attacker for less than £25 million.
Pretty much all media as source in the past week.
Ibrahimovic, although his season wasn’t that bad compared to Man Utd’s Dimitar Berbatov but the recent purchase of Spanish striker David Villa from Valencia has certainly put an impression on his mind that he will not be their first choice striker anymore.
While the Ivorian Yaya Toure, his agent has already signaled Europe’s elite clubs that the player wants a move away from the Camp Nou before the start of next season. Arsenal and Chelsea were initially linked with Toure’s signing but now it looks as if the player wants to join his brother Kolo Toure at the Eastlands.
“Yaya Toure’s case is similar to Ibrahimovic, although Yaya has been with the club for a longer period. We are not interested in offloading either of these players but obviously if Toure isn’t happy we won’t force him to stay,” Barcelona’s director general Joan Oliver told the Spanish club’s official website.
“What we won’t do is go against our own interests. If he wants to stay, we’ll be delighted. If not, then the solution must also be good for the club, not just the player.”
Source: http://www.soccer360.co.uk/man-city-chasing-barca-pair/
I have doubted Barca would sell Zlatan until the past week due to the huge deal it took to secure him last season but after the comments made at Barca / Zlatan's agent I wouldn't be suprised to see it.
Fairly sure Yaya will leave and presume City have only been linked due to Kolo.
Valencia president Manuel Llorente has confirmed that they are in talks Manchester City over a possible £25 million transfer of Spanish winger David Silva.
Llorente said: “The news is true. City got in touch with us asking for a meeting, but then they informed us that they could not come and that they intend to do so a little further down the line.”
Silva had previously been linked with the likes of Manchester United and Real Madrid, but Valencia have maintained their stance of not letting go off their star attacker for less than £25 million.
Pretty much all media as source in the past week.
