Manager Roberto Mancini has confirmed Manchester City are in talks over potential new signings and expects new arrivals within two weeks. The Blues boss seemed frustrated over the Blues' lack of activity in the transfer market ahead of the pre-season game against Arsenal in Beijing. Gunners striker Robin van Persie is City's most high profile target but Mancini hinted there could be other arrivals. He said: “We want to improve by signing new players and I'm sure in the next two weeks we can do something about signing new players.” Mancini added: “We have a lot of players, I don't think we need ten new ones. We need to improve some positions, but I won't say two, three, one. “Any new player must come here and help the team improve. We are talking to some players, but the market is difficult so we need more time." Arsenal boss Wenger said there was nothing more to report on the Van Persie situation, adding: "Van Persie is close to fitness. But we have not had any more contact from City or United about him." Mancini added: "If he said this, I think it's true. Van Persie is one of the best strikers so it's difficult to buy him."
Mancini 2010: "We need reinforcements to make a claim on the title!" Mancini 2011: "We need even more players to make a real claim on the title this time!" Mancini 2012: "We need reinforcements to defend the title!" And the award to most Predictable news 2013 is: Mancini: We need more reinforcements to ... Either that or he is sacked.
That could be said of any manager of a top team in the PL. If you read the football gossip columns you will see NDJ, Dzeko, Kolarov Savic, Tevez, Kolo and Johnson have all been linked with new clubs he needs to keep looking for new talent to keep us at the top.
