Bresciano still keen on City move?

Mark Bresciano can't wait to join Sven-Goran Eriksson's
world all-stars.
The man from Down Under almost made it to the City of
Manchester Stadium last month but a transfer window deadline deal fell down
because his club Palermo wanted Manchester City to pay the near £6m fee
upfront.He was so close to signing a four-year City contract he was allowed to
train at Carrington and now he's hoping a deal can be rekindled when the January
transfer window opens.The 27-year-old Aussie international midfielder said: "I
was at Manchester City in June before the season started and now I've just got
to wait and see if my team in Italy release me in the new year."I think Palermo
are prepared to let me
go to City. I've got my fingers crossed."

-Lancashire Evening Post


It appears pretty much that Bresciano wants out of Serie A (as the full article explains further) and it seemed that only a disagreement over the structure of the transfer fee held up the deal prior to the August window closing.


Whist not overly light in midfield, there is definitely room for new faces in the squad (particularly if the Stephen Ireland issue potentially drags on) and I think Bresciano's industry and energy would be a welcome addition and I do expect that he will sign for us sometime in January.

Round up - and look back.

A couple of items not covered this week include Micah Richards apparently on the verge of signing a new long term contract. He's a busy lad as he has also found time to start a column on the BBC website, perhaps underlining his growing reputation in the game.

In other news Valeri Bojinov has returned to the club after having surgery abroad. He has stated he aims to be back much sooner than the expected 5 months and is aiming for just after Christmas.

Two stories resurfaced firstly Sven spoke on Mark Bresciano, stating he remains a target. The sun then ran a story stating we were looking at taking Juan Riquemele on loan, not sure about that one as good a player as he is, a midfield creator is not our main priority and secondly could he even be signed on loan ?

Finally a belated happy birthday to Malcolm Allison who turned 80 this week, and looking book through youtube i came across this page , i urge all fellow blues to take a peek your bound to find one of your favourite games , and to the author keep up the good work.

Duo granted work permit

Recent signings Valeri Bojinov and Vedran Corluka have this
afternoon been granted work permits in order to be registered for the
Club.
Manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, together with other club representatives,
attended the successful hearing earlier today so that the Bulgarian striker and
Croatian defender can now apply for international clearance.
Sven said: “We
are talking about two extremely good footballers of enormous quality, and I’m
delighted that the permits have been granted.”
Also, Brazilian midfielder
Elano already has his work permit and is hopeful of receiving international
clearance in time to be available for the season-opener at Upton Park.

-mcfc.co.uk

It is unclear whether either Bojinov or Corluka will be ready in time though for the West Ham game, and it also looks unlikely that either Mark Bresciano (despite him training with us) or a new 'keeper will arrive before the season opener.