We got that Arab Money - Transfer Talk 2011-2012

City have beaten the rags, Liverpool, and Real Madrid to sign young 14-year-old Norwegian midfielder Martin Samuelsen. Another bright prospect joins our academy.

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I don't know about him but do know we're taking Bosnia under-17 internationals Semir Music and Ervin Jusufovic from Sloboda Tuzla on 10 day trials. Problem would be work permits if we signed any young players from non-EU countries as they can be very difficult to get in the UK.

 

Well I found it at a Bosnian site.

http://www.sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/music-dobio-ponudu-za-kamp-man-citya/71925

We're trialing players from all over in an attempt to collect some of the best youth from around the world in our academy to add to the best of our own. Mostly 15/16/17 year olds.

 

I'm just a fan. A super-fan who lives and breathes City, but still just a fan.

 

We got Rekik from Feyenoord and he made his first team debut for us at 16 and is in some matchday squads even now (just turned 17). I don't think he will be fading into obscurity if he keeps progressing, he's higher than Premier League experienced Nedum Onuoha on the food chain at City now. We do not neglect youth, before the takeover (Richards, Sturridge, Barton, Ireland, Wright-Phillips, Weiss, Boyata, Onuoha, others) and after it we have a strong commitment to our youth system and are building an amazing academy facility for them, which means even if they don't make it at City they will be prepared well enough to have a good career elsewhere like Kieran Trippier who we just sold to Burnley.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-16309227

 

City should know quite soon if there is any chance of signing the fantastic Daniele De Rossi. Most signs pointed towards him staying at Roma but after their win the other day he refused to discuss his future which is unusual as that would seem like a great time to tell fans he is staying. He'd only cost around £5million because his contract is running out but his wages would be very high.

 

There are no other rumours that I know of, I don't think Pjanic is on Mancini's radar plus he only just started a long-term contract at Roma.

 

Two more exits today, City are getting serious with cutting expendable youth/players ahead of FFPR:

David Gonzalez (GK, 29, Colombian international) -> contract cancelled

Loris Karius (GK, 18, German youth international) -> sold to Mainz in the Bundesliga

Former youth and reserve team captain Ben Mee's transfer to Burnley should be completed in the coming days.

AC and Inter continue to war over the signature of Carlos T*vez.

 

The fees will be "undisclosed" as always, not too much. Maybe £500,000 for Mee who is quite good but if Premier League teams don't want him, he isn't good enough for us. Karius I just don't think settled in Manchester and we want to sign Leali, the top young teenage goalkeeper in Italy. The youth standards are going up at the club.

 

We are on the verge of signing this Israeli lad, a 20-year-old midfielder called Nir Biton. The problem is he is also doing mandatory national service in Israel and City are trying to get him out of it. If they can't, it's possible he could still join but just later. He impressed massively in a 10-day trial and looks a potential bargain at the £1.8million we'll apparently have to pay for him.

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Two more Balkan area links today:

16-year-old Slovenian defender Emir Dautovic is on trial at City from Slovenian champions Maribor.

City are being linked with a player I highly rate, the Montenegro forward Stefan Jovetic from Fiorentina. Seems like a Mancini kind of player to be sure but one of many players we have/are/will be linked with.

And of course Tevez to AC is off as Pato snubbed PSG, so Inter will re-open talks soon.

Kolarov to one of Inter, AC, or Juventus is also strongly rumoured. I welcome this move, he isn't cut out for English football and hasn't impressed in 1 1/2 seasons now.

 

Indeed, although it seems more trialists get sent home than are kept. We had Croatia's best young teenage hope and their U17 captain Ivan Dzoni on trial in August but haven't signed him, though I believe we're keeping a close eye on his progress.

Another new trialist is young Chilean defender Tomas Diaz Navarette from a Belgian 3rd division club! Our scouts are far and wide.

Academy boy Nedum Onuoha, the last actual Manchester raised player and City fan in the first team squad, is set to join QPR for nearly £3million if he can agree personal terms.

Tevez's parasite adviser in Paris today to talk to PSG who are desperate to sign him.