£85m Gakpo bid in the works
City are preparing an £85 million offer for Cody Gakpo (2). The Liverpool attacker is the big name to watch before Tuesday's deadline. Bradley Barcola is also mentioned in the report (2).
Palace swept aside 1–4
Your team won 1–4 at Crystal Palace on Friday, and the table shows it. Two wins from two, six points, top of the league on goal difference (2). Bournemouth fell 2–1 at the Etihad the week before.
Fernandez close to City
Enzo Fernandez has an agreement with City and is nearing an exit from Chelsea (3) (5). The midfielder was left out of Chelsea's squad, with the move to Manchester given as the reason (5).
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Bouaddi deal rated B
The €95m signing of Bouaddi gets a B grade from ESPN (1). Solid business, not a slam dunk.
Coventry at home Saturday
City host Coventry City next Saturday, with bookmakers backing your team to win (4). Rodri and Jeremy Doku are named in the preview (4).
The 16-year-old already scoring
Cavan Sullivan scored for Philadelphia Union in MLS (6). The 16-year-old joins City when he turns 18 (6).
Fan reactions
The fan base is split on Gakpo. One thread argues the £85 million is better spent on a backup striker than a questionable fit on the left (link). Another sees Gakpo and Semenyo as the cover for Haaland that finally solves the squad depth question (link). Sullivan's goal got its own post (link).
