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Man City Keen To Offload Misfit £6.2m Wing Wizard

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Manchester City are reportedly keen to offload former Swansea City star Scott Sinclair, as reported by the Daily Mail.

Sinclair, who has been linked with a move back to his former side after a difficult two years at the Etihad stadium, has also spoken about his difficulties in settling during his time in Manchester.

The former Chelsea youngster suffered a terrible blood clot having made only three starts over the course of his entire first season at City, where he moved in August 2012 after a £6.2 million move.

He then moved on loan to West Brom last season, but failed to impress there. Sinclair made only 11 appearances, with new manager Pepe Mel sidelining him.

Sinclair said: “As a player you’ve got to go through the tough times and the last 18 months have been a very, very tough time for me.

“You know, going on loan and getting injured and also having my blood clot the previous year, so all I can do is look forward, play what’s in front of me and whenever I get the opportunity I’ve got to produce and get the goals whenever I can.”

He has impressed thus far in pre-season, however, starting in both matches. He was also responsible for the second goal in City’s huge 5-1 win against AC Milan in Pittsburgh.

City face Liverpool in Yankee stadium tomorrow night.

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Disappointment For Man Utd And Chelsea As Dynamo Commits Future To Club

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Former Manchester United wonderkid Paul Pogba has committed his future to Italian giants Juventus, despite interest from the likes of Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester City. He has also been heavy linked with a return to Old Trafford this summer, as reported by the Daily Star.

Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport is reporting that the French international, who starred at this summer’s World Cup, is set to agree a new contract with the winners of the Scudetto, which will keep him at the club until 2018.

His new contract will earn him £2.5 million a year, which the 21-year-old could have increased significantly if he had moved to one of the clubs interested in his signature.

Pogba infamously left Man Utd in 2012 to join Juventus, having struggled to impose himself on the first team. He has since gone on to become one of the most highly rated midfielders in world football, to the extent that he won the award for Young Player of the Tournament at this summer’s World Cup.

His departure was considered one of the great mistakes of Alex Ferguson’s later reign at Old Trafford, and there were suggestions that they were interested in re-signing him this summer. Chelsea had also maintained an interest, along with City.

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Manchester City agree deal with Benatia

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Manchester City have apparently agreed a deal with Mehdi Benatia, a defender who plays for Roma, according to tomorrow’s edition of La Gazetta dello Sport, the Italian newspaper.

Apparently, however, Roma, who have just qualified for the Champions League by finishing second in Serie A, are not keen to sell the Moroccan, who is considered a key part of their squad. Rudi Garcia, the Roma manager, is loath to lose a player who made 30 appearances last season.

Roma’s squad managed one of their best finishes in recent years last year, after the takeover by an American consortium. After blitzing their way through the league in the early part of the season, they slowly came undone and were overtaken by Juventus as the season wore on. Qualification for the Champions League was success enough however, with the likes of Francesco Totti, a mercurial 37, recapturing the sort of form he showed at a younger age. Garcia also got the best out of Premier League flop Gervinho, who had an exceptional season.