It would be going a bit far to say that Manchester City are interested in every well-known player in Europe, but it certainly does feel like it these days, doesn’t it?
Subhankar and Victor both mentioned City in their transfer coverage today, and my roundup is dominated by City. And if you’re getting tired of it already, well, this appears to be just the beginning.
On to the good stuff!
Villa Up for Grabs Between City and Chelsea
David Villa’s in the form of his life, and it could net him a move to Manchester City or Chelsea, for the right price.
Santa Cruz Transfer Request?
The holiday season is a time for giving, but are Blackburn going to give Roque Santa Cruz his desired move to Manchester City? Looks like he’s hoping they do.
City in for World Cup Hero Grosso?
City could go into the bargain basket to add to their defense, as they’re being linked with a 7m bid for Lyon left back Fabio Grosso, best known for his World Cup heroics for Italy in 2006.
Liverpool and Manchester United Like ‘New Mascherano’
Liverpool are interested in Argentine midfielder and ‘new Mascherano’ Franco Zuculini, but they look to face heavy competition from Manchester United and Juventus.
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Texas Tech athletic director Gerald Myers says the school is negotiating a contract extension with Mike Leach, amid reports that the Red Raiders coach has met with the University of Washington about the Huskies’ top job. Myers wouldn’t confirm or deny newspaper reports that Leach was in Seattle this week to talk to UW officials.
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Texas Tech, Leach negotiating extension (AP)
Joe Sakic thought long and hard about returning for a 20th NHL season after missing 38 games following hernia surgery last year. In late August, he declared his mind and body were ready for him to lace up his skates again, but this season hasn’t gone as planned for the Colorado Avalanche’s 39-year-old captain.
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Avalanche C Sakic out at least 6 weeks (AP)
AL Most Valuable Player Dustin Pedroia and the Boston Red Sox agreed Wednesday to a $40.5 million, six-year contract. The deal includes a club option for 2015. He would not have been eligible for free agency until after the 2012 season. Pedroia led the AL with 213 hits, 118 runs and 54 doubles in helping the Red Sox win a wild-card berth.
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Red Sox give Pedroia 6-year, $40.5M deal (AP)
A few weeks ago, I reported on a tidbit from The Guardian about Roque Santa Cruz being unhappy about Blackburn’s struggles and wanting to move to Manchester City to reunite with Mark Hughes.
Now it appears that Santa Cruz is going to do what he must to get what he wants, as the Paraguayan striker is reportedly going to hand in a transfer request.
I’m not really sure how viable this report is right now, given that Santa Cruz has some other more important matters to deal with, but if it is, it’ll be news to Hughes’ ears, as City are in need of more firepower up front. It’ll be the opposite for Paul Ince, who already has a lot on his plate, what with the club in the relegation zone and having to bat away the resulting criticism and sack talk.
As much as Ince would no doubt like to hold on to a player who‘s contractually committed to the club until 2012, it does no good to have an unhappy player or an extra distraction on a side that’s already bogged down in the mire. Unless Blackburn start winning, Santa Cruz won’t be happy, and even if they do, he may not be.
With the fee that Blackburn could net from the sale of Santa Cruz, they could get a new striker (or two), a playmaker to help provide him with chances and at least partly fill the hole left by David Bentley, and perhaps a defensive reinforcement as well.
The January window will be a pivotal time for Blackburn in regards to their hopes of staying up, and Ince, if he’s still around then, will have a big decision to make on whether Santa Cruz stays to fight or he’s sold for the sake of survival.
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