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Man City place Dickov, Mills and Dabo on transfer list

The Editor — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:23:31 +0000

Manchester City have placed Ousmane Dabo, Danny Mills and Paul Dickov on the transfer list.

New City boss Sven Goran Eriksson is rebuilding the squad at Eastlands after taking over in the summer and his big spending have found the trio surplus to requirements.

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Martin Petrov joins Manchester City

The Editor — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:35:48 +0000

Bulgarian winger Martin Petrov has joined Manchester City for £4.7million.

Petrov passed a medical at the Carrington training ground and has agreed a three-year contract, subject to a work permit.

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Allardyce admits Dyer could leave Newcastle

The Editor — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:35:28 +0000

Sam Allardyce has admitted that Kieron Dyer could leave Newcastle United because of “family problems”.

Allardyce will only let the England international leave the club if the right offer is made. Dyer has been linked with moves to Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Manchester City in the last couple of weeks.

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West Ham to step up Dyer interest

The Editor — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:30:16 +0000

West Ham United are set to step up their interest in Newcastle United’s Kieron Dyer, according to The Times.

Hammers boss Alan Curbishley is keen to recruit Dyer after new signing Julien Faubert damaged his Achilles tendon, ruling him out for around six months.

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Blackburn, Man City and West Ham eye Santa Cruz

The Editor — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:32:32 +0000

Bayern Munich striker Roque Santa Cruz is rumoured to be mulling over a possible move to the Premiership.

The Paraguay international is frustrated at the first-team opportunities with the Bundesliga giants. His recent performances for his country in the Copa America tournament are said to have attracted interest from Blackburn, Manchester City and West Ham.

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Is Crouch worth £20million?

The Editor — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:51:29 +0000

Liverpool have slapped a £20million price tag on lanky striker Peter Crouch to warn off interest from Manchester City, Newcastle and Aston Villa.

Rafa Benitez wants to rotate Crouch with Fernando Torres, Ryan Babel or Andriy Voronin this season. The England international has been offered a new deal, but is reluctant to sign until he sees how he fits into Rafa’s plans.

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City and Villa in for Spurs stopper

The Editor — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:54:56 +0000

Tottenham Hotspur stopper Anthony Gardner has become the subject of a tug of war between Aston Villa and Manchester City.

Sven Goran-Eriksson is know to be a big admirer of the defender nicknamed ‘Snoop’, and won an England cap during the Swede’s tenure as boss of the England national side.

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Man City complete Bianchi deal

The Editor — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:42:32 +0000

Manchester City have completed the signing of Reggina striker Rolando Bianchi.

The 24-year-old has joined for an undisclosed fee and City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is confident that Bianchi will score goals in the Premier League.

Bianchi scored 18 goals in Serie A for Reggina, helping them to keep their place in the Italian top flight.

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Four in for Wilhelmsson

The Editor — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:07:41 +0000

Manchester City and Middlesbrough are thought to be two of the clubs chasing Swedish winger Christian Wilhelmsson.

It is thought that he has been made available for around £2million after French outfit Nantes were relegated from Ligue 1.

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Eriksson coy on Elmander bid

admin — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:22:27 +0000

New Manchester City boss Sven Goran Eriksson has admitted that he is a fan of Toulouse striker Johan Elmander.

Eriksson stopped short of saying that he will attempt to bring the forward to City, by just admitting at this stage that he is a good player.

Elmander has also been linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur, but it seems unlikely that Spurs would be willing to meet Toulouse’s demands of £17million after already splashing out on Darren Bent.

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