Manchester City

Manchester City

After an awful mistake from the 33m signing gifted Chelsea the opening goal in the game in January 2025, he was booked soon after and it was an uphill journey for him from that desperate start. Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville said he "felt like crying for the lad" after that game, and following City's Champions League defeat at Real Madrid the following month, ex-England goalkeeper Paul Robinson said, external Khusanov had been "like a rabbit in the headlights".

"That doesn't count, right?"

Manchester City are open to selling Nathan Ake in the summer of 2026, according to SportsBoom . The Premier League club are said to want £25-£30 million for Ake. Ake has been at Man City since 2020. The 30-year-old, who can play as a centre-back and as a left-back, cost the Cityzens £41 million when they secured his services from Bournemouth. The Netherlands international has scored 10 goals and provided three assists in 167 matches in all competitions for Man City so far in his career.

Newcastle got a very early indicator it was not going to be their evening when Marmoush broke the deadlock in the seventh minute with a goal he knew little about. The Egyptian was played in behind and raced down the left channel. Dan Burn came across to cover, but his sliding tackle saw the ball deflect off Marmoush and loop over the helpless Aaron Ramsdale.

The January transfer window of 2026 did not explode with drama in the way supporters have come to expect from Europe's elite football leagues. Instead, it unfolded with a quieter, more calculated tone - one that revealed not only the financial realities of modern football but also strategic shifts across the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, and Ligue 1. Spending was more measured, competition for key players was fiercer, and the gap between Europe's richest and the rest widened in subtle but significant ways.

Yeah, really good. I'm a little bit sad and upset because in net spend in the last five years we are seventh in the Premier League. I want to be the first. I don't understand why the club don't spend more money. I am a little bit grumpy with them. But like we won in the past because we spent a lot, now six teams have to win the Premier Leagues, Champions Leagues and FA Cups because they spend more in the last five years.

Really good. Txiki [Bergiristain] before and Hugo now. I am a little bit sad and upset because in net spend the last five years we are seventh in the Premier League. I want to be the first, I don't understand why the club don't spend more money. I am a little bit grumpy with them. But like we won in the past because we spent a lot.

Manchester City's relationship with Kalvin Phillips appears to be nearing a decisive breaking point, with the Premier League giants now prepared to sanction his exit in the final hours of the transfer window. Signed from Leeds United in 2022 for a fee believed to be around 45 million, Phillips' move to the Etihad has failed to deliver on expectations, and City's patience has now worn thin, sources close to the agents industry have informed CaughtOffside.

Neither were at the property at the time with Dias, who is currently injured, watching City's Champions League clash with Galatasaray on Wednesday and Jama working abroad. Lijnders said: "I didn't speak with him personally but Rúben will come back on Monday to team training. "These are the things you don't want to happen. We will support him and let's see how it goes from there."

Manchester City were defeated 3-1 by Bodo Glimt in the Champions League to put their top 8 qualification in jeopardy and to suffer back-to-back competitive defeats for the third time this season, having lost 2-0 to Manchester United in their previous game. City were without new signings Guehi and Semenyo due to ineligibility and Bernardo was suspended. Donnarumma started in goal. Ait-Nouri, Alleyne, Khusanov, and O'Reilly were in defence. Lewis, Reijnders, and Rodri were in midfield and Foden, Cherki, and Haaland were in attack.

Manchester City are within touching distance of claiming their first Women's Super League (WSL) title in a decade, as they sit nine points clear at the top of the table with nine games left to play. That lead could stretch to 12 points -- the distance by which Chelsea won the league last season -- if City can secure a win over the defending champions this weekend, before they face a tricky test against Arsenal the following week.