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  • Man City confirm Douglas Luiz signing for £10.7m

    Man City confirm Douglas Luiz signing for £10.7m

    Manchester City have completed the signing of Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz from Vasco Da Gama for an initial £10.7million.

    Douglas has signed a five-year deal at the Etihad Stadium and arrives 24 hours after City confirmed the £54million arrival of Kyle Walker from Tottenham.

    It is understood the fee could rise to £14.1m, and the midfielder is expected to be loaned out to City’s sister club Girona for the forthcoming campaign.

    The 19-year-old joins a growing list of Brazilians at the club, after fellow new signing Ederson Moraes completed his £35million move from Benfica earlier this summer.

    Midfielders Fernandinho and Fernando will be expected to mentor the youngster, while striker Gabriel Jesus will also be on hand to help Douglas settle into life in Manchester.

    In a short post on Twitter, the club wrote: ‘City are delighted to announce the signing of Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz #WelcomeDouglas.’

    Director of Football, Txiki Begiristain, said: ‘We are pleased to welcome Douglas. He is an exciting player with great potential, and everyone here is looking forward to helping him develop his talent and progress in the game.’

    The club have announced that they will make a further statement about Douglas’ immediate development pathway in the coming days.

    Having undergone his medical at City Football Academy, the player is set to join partner club Girona on loan, where he be able to experience regular first-team in La Liga.

    Having invested an eight-figure fee in the highly-rated Brazil Under-20 midfielder, City are confident of viewing him as more than a sell-for-profit signing and will be hoping he can team up with compatriots Jesus and Co in Pep Guardiola’s first team in the coming years.

  • Fellaini sent off for headbutt in goalless Manchester derby

    Fellaini sent off for headbutt in goalless Manchester derby

    Marouane Fellaini was sent off for headbutting Sergio Aguero as Manchester City and Manchester United fought out an attritional goalless draw at Etihad Stadium to leave their hopes of a place in the Premier League’s top four still in the balance.

    Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will be the happier after they extended their unbeaten league run to 24 games, a feat achieved without Fellaini in the closing stages after he was dismissed for a senseless headbutt on Aguero.

    Argentine Aguero came closest for City when he hit the post early on and manager Pep Guardiola was left with an injury concern when keeper Claudio Bravo was taken off on a stretcher after injuring his calf catching a cross in the second half.

    City substitute Gabriel Jesus had a later header correctly ruled out for offside as they remain in fourth place, with United a point behind in fifth as both sides have five games remaining.

    United had 30.8 percent possession – their lowest figure in a Premier League game since Opta started recording possession in 2003-04.

    But Mourinho’s side showed all the qualities that have ensured they have remained unbeaten in the Premier League since October to battle their way to a point here.

    United spent much of the game on the back foot and almost the entire second half camped in their own territory, but showed the reserves of resilience, organisation and defiance that compensates for their current lack of stardust.

    Michael Carrick provided the solid platform and for the most part City were frustrated, with too many efforts off target or lacking the power to trouble United keeper David de Gea.

    United carried real threat in the pace of Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial but their midfield lacked the guile to provide the right service.

    This result keeps United right in the hunt for the top four as they stand in fifth place, one point behind City and two points behind third-placed Liverpool with a game in hand.

    The biggest minus on their night was the crass stupidity of Fellaini, needlessly involved in the incident that saw him thrust his head into the face of Aguero.

    This was deja vu for City and Guardiola – so much possession and territory, too little end result.

    City created the best chances and effectively spent the second 45 minutes camped in United territory but as on so many occasions this season, including the FA Cup semi-final loss to Arsenal, possession and territory was not turned into scoreline supremacy.

  • Manchester City get £35,000 fine

    Manchester City get £35,000 fine

    The Football Association have fined Manchester City £35,000 for failing to control their players during the 1-1 Premier League draw against Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium earlier this month.

    City accepted the charge last week, which related to their reaction after a second-half penalty was awarded against them, referee Michael Oliver booking Gael Clichy for a foul on Roberto Firmino.

    Some members of Pep Guardiola’s side continued their protests after ex-City man James Milner converted the spot-kick.

    Sergio Aguero netted a second-half equaliser at the Etihad Stadium to keep third-placed City one point ahead of Liverpool in the Premier League table, with a game in hand.

    Manchester United pleaded guilty to the same charge following their FA Cup quarter-final defeat at Chelsea and were fined £20,000.

  • Yaya Toure hints on leaving Man City

    Yaya Toure has hinted that he has already received offers to move to Inter Milan.

    According to his agent, Dimitri Seluk, the Ivorian International is set to reunite with Roberto Macini.

    Ivory Coast international’s representative says he has already received offers for the 32-year-old and has hinted at a move to Inter to be reunited with Roberto Mancini.

    Seluk confirmed that Yaya Toure will definitely leave this summer, “ Yaya Toure will definitely leave this summer, I can calmly confirm that” he reiterated.

     

    Toure deals with Man City will expire at the end of next season and he has yet to agree a new contract at the Etihad Stadium.