Manchester City are aiming to complete the signing of Inter Milan defender Maicon and Benfica's Javi Garcia before the transfer deadline. Brazil's Maicon, 31, is available for around £5m and boss Roberto Mancini wants him as cover for Pablo Zabaleta. The £24m-rated Garcia has become a possible new target after Mancini's main midfield target, Daniele de Rossi, decided to stay at Roma. Fiorentina defender Matija Nastasic is also set to sign for City on Friday. The Serbian teenager will cost the Premier League champions around £12m - with Stefan Savic going in the opposite direction to Italy. Swansea's Scott Sinclair should also confirm a £6.2m deal with City on Friday. Mancini insisted City faced a busy five days in the market after the 2-2 draw at Liverpool on Sunday and they have responded as the deadline approaches. City signed Everton's Jack Rodwell in a £12m deal but decided against pursuing deals for Robin van Persie, who went to Manchester United for £24m, and Eden Hazard, the Belgium international secured by Chelsea in a £32m deal. Javi Martinez was another player of great interest to Mancini but he has moved to Bayern Munich from Athletic Bilbao in a £30m-plus transfer as City refused to be drawn into a host of what the club regarded as over-priced deals. City's Netherlands midfield man Nigel de Jong is also being linked with a move to AC Milan. Mancini is still exploring his options, which leaves 25-year-old Garcia as a possible signing on Friday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19430912
Maicon isnt better than the 2 rb you have so dont get that one, hes well past his best and is a step down on Zabaletta and Richards imo. Suppose its cover and gives you the option of putting Richards at CB. Villa...... again, not a step up in anyway and surely not just for covering Aguero for a month.......unless Mancini is lying about how long hes out for...........which is about right for mancini.
VIR-Kagawa Powa and of course SAF never tells any lies. he has to be the biggest liar in the know football world, I never believe a word that comes out of his mouth.
