Manchester City- Player In- Robert Lewandowski
New Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is looking to replace Carlos Tevez, who left for Juventus last month. City currently only have two first team strikers at the club and re-enforcements will need to be signed before the start of the season. The Sky Blues were interested in Napoli striker Edinson Cavani but were put off the Uruguay internationals asking price and have now turned their attentions to Borussia Dortmund’s Robert Lewandowski. The Polish striker has been compared with Dutch legend Marco Van Basten following a series of superb performances in the Champions League. It was thought that Lewandowski would be moving to Bayern Munich but Dortmund have refused to sell the striker to their arch rivals. This has left the door open for City to make a move and City may only have to pay around £25 million for the Pole as his contract expires with Dortmund next year. However, Lewandowski still has his eyes on Bayern Munich and may just stay at Dortmund for one more season then move to Bayern on a free transfer.
Manchester City- Player Out- Jolean Lescott
Lescott played an important role in City’s title winning side during the 2011/2012 season, forming an excellent central defensive partnership with captain Vincent Kompany. However, he saw himself fall down the pecking order at City last season, losing his starting spot to young defender Matija Nastasic. This has meant that Lescott is unsettled and annoyed and doesn’t understand why he was replaced. It is thought that Lescott could continue to be disappointed at City, with Manuel Pellegrini set to stick with Kompany and Nastasic at the back. This means that Lescott will probably have to move on if he wants to get first team football. Lescott wants to be a part of England’s squad for next summers World Cup and won’t do that on the bench so it is likely that he will be departing the Etihad this summer if he doesn’t get more first team opportunities.