Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus has seemingly denied suggestions that he was offered to Bayern Munich during the summer transfer window. Bayern were strongly linked with a move for Leroy Sane ahead of the 2019-20 campaign before being forced to…
Manchester City set for trophy tour of Lagos (Guardian)
English football’s serial champions, Manchester City are set to begin a trophy tour of Lagos and its environs, the organisers have disclosed. Manchester City won the Carabao Cup, FA Cup, English Premiership and the Community Shield in the 2018/2019 season…
Ian Wright and Alan Shearer agree Liverpool will beat Manchester City to Premier League title (Metro)
Ian Wright and Alan Shearer have both predicted Liverpool will win the Premier League this season. The Reds began their league campaign with a 4-1 thrashing of Norwich on Friday night, before Manchester City went one better against West Ham.…
Leroy Sane: Man City boss Pep Guardiola expects winger to miss ‘six or seven months’ (BBC)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola expects winger Leroy Sane to miss “six or seven months” with a knee injury. Sane, 23, tore his anterior cruciate ligament and went off after just 13 minutes of Sunday’s Community Shield win over Liverpool at Wembley.…
Bayern Munich offers Alaba to Man City for Sane (Guardian)
Manchester City is desperate to keep hold of Sane amid the interest from Bayern Munich. But the German side is keen to test their resolve as they look to replace the now-departed Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery. City would have…
This is how Nigeria has been colonised by European football – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Millions of Nigerian ball fans are in tears now that the European football season is over. These madcap fans cannot just have enough of the English Premier League. Time was when Surulere, Lagos was known as the sports-city on account…
Man City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak says some rivals are ‘jealous’ (BBC)
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak says some of their rivals are jealous of the club’s success. City became the first English side to win a domestic treble when they beat Watford 6-0 in the FA Cup final, yet the…
Manchester bidding war for Cancelo (FootballItalia)
Juventus are inclined to sell Joao Cancelo this summer, with Manchester City and Manchester United ready for a €60m bidding war. The Portugal international had been brought in from Valencia last summer at a cost of €40m following his Serie…
Man City referred to Uefa financial body (BBC)
Manchester City say they are “disappointed, but regrettably not surprised” after being referred to Uefa’s club financial control body. BBC Sport reported this week that Uefa investigators want City banned from the Champions League for a season if found guilty of…
*Lagos Assembly laments rift at Lagos Polytechnic (Leadership)*Lagos tackles gridlock with layby, slip road (Nation)
Lagos Assembly laments rift at Lagos Polytechnic (Leadership) The Majority Leader of Lagos State House of Assembly Hon. Sanai Agunbiade on Tuesday stated that the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) had been embroiled in crisis which had paralyzed academic activities. Speaking…