Gosip from the club...again

Carlitos steps back on to centre stage today - did he ever really go away? - but as the subject of a brilliant spread in the Daily Mail rather than the usual transfer speculation.

They sent Alex Kay to see Tevez in Buenos Aires, where he has launched a foundation for the needy kids of Fuerte Apache, the broken-down barrio where the City striker was raised.
Kay gets some valuable interview time with Captain Fantastic - there's a snap with the story to prove it - and if some of the quotes about the scar and the deprived upbringing seem familiar, the piece itself is a cracking, evocative read.
He finds the dilapidated former family home, "fenced off with barbed wire and seemingly abandoned.
"Within shouting distance of the house is a small football pitch, one goal broken in half, the ground covered in glass - the place where Tevez learned to play the game, where he dreamt of emulating his hero, Diego Maradona.
"‘We didn’t have football boots and we used a broken tennis ball instead of a football,’ he says, fondly. ‘I didn’t use a proper ball until I was 11. Street football is the greatest thing in the world. There is just you and your friends against the rest. If someone feels he has to stick a foot in your throat, he will.'"
The writer spots a ray of hope for Blues fans praying that Tevez starts next season here - at his golf day charity auction, a trip to watch Carlos play for City ...
"Except it turns out that Carlos still isn’t confirming where he will be playing. The Manchester City No 32 skilfully tap-dances his way through the obvious follow-up question.
"‘Yes, there is a prize to come over to Manchester to watch a game but that doesn’t mean anything. It could still change,’ he says. ‘Maybe the trip will end up being to somewhere else in Europe or to Argentina. I don’t know.
"'But for now I’ve got a contract with Manchester City, so that’s where the trip is to.’ Welcome to Manchester? Maybe. Or maybe not."
Kay catches Carlos at his golf day - "Tevez persuaded 80 people to pay $500 each to play ... at the luxurious Sofitel Cardales hotel on the outskirts of the city" - enjoying his "English" sport.
He quotes Tevez: "I wasn’t playing football when I arrived, I couldn’t speak or understand a word of English. It was cold out ... I needed a distraction and that’s how I took up golf. And today we played golf in the wet and cold — just like in Manchester!"
Not sure whether that last quote is a good sign or not ...
Meanwhile, Teamtalk.com are pretty sure Jerome Boateng will head back to Germany with Bayern Munich and they seem to have words from the man himself to back up their story.
They reckon he is "now desperate to secure a return to his native Germany" and quote the Boat: "It all still depends on the price. I would like to join Munich, they are the No.1 in Germany and are among the top six clubs in Europe.
"I am very confident and I hope it works out. It will become clear in the coming weeks. From my side everything is clear." Hmm, we'll have to see ...

Boateng is a German international, can play a couple of positions and has huge potential for the future.

£25M please.

Keep, he's better than the 2 players liverpool and United have signed and is the same age. His problem, like Balo's is that he's been injured at crucial times in the season. Unfortunately most jurnoes dont bother to do the research and keep saying they are not in favour. Its very hard to play a player with a ruptured ham string

i defo wouldn't let this guy go especially for the ridiculous amounts being bandied about.

we are in a strong position and can tell anyone to fuck off if we want to.

pay top whack or fuck off.

Don't think Bobby likes him. Even when he was fit he hardly played him. Shame really coz he looked a good prospect & definitely would have made a good understudy or partner to VK

He'll play an absolute blinder when England meet Germany in the 1/4 finals of the European Championships - that's if we get there !

Has he recovered then TMG?

Lee - Carlos appears to have undergone a transformation recently. Don't know if its my imagination or not - but his teeth look better and love his new haircut - I know he'll never be traditionally handsome (like the majority of posters on here but he's much improved.

Wensdi I think its the new love interest who's molding him into someone who should fit nicely on a models arm I have the same problem ......

If only the new love interest was from Timperley - he wouldn't have any probs with Manchester then now wouldhe?

On your other thread - regarding signings, we seem to be fiddling while Rome is burning. Wesley's not coming and I haven't read where anyone else is interested in coming. Will we surprise everyone eventually with a good signing or two - or will we surpise ourselves and not sign anyone?

Good question wensdi, esp in light of not actually hearing anything about the alleged showdown between Cook/Marwood V Roberto at the Ali Pali. Mr Mancini wishes more cash and the bean counters said we had a good enough team and Bobby should manage and not spend.

Rumour has it that Mr M won but there is no sign of that in the transfer market.

You seem to be a man 'in the know' Lee

Everybody and their mother thinks we will sign a boatload of players, but truth be told - we may make one or two purchases. Hope they prove to be good ones. We don't always need to sign super stars - a tweak here and a tweak there - there are plenty of promising players who we could tempt.

No its called being obsesed wensdi, I just read every bit of gossip and recycle it as fact, I should have been ajourno for the red tops. I dont twitter however so that would go against me.

Rumour on JA606 is we have signed Gervinho....yes thats what I thought ..WHO!!!!!!

Its very quiet on JA606 isn't it? Not many Blues on there - but a shed load of other teams' fans

We are gaining ground wensdi, most of the people onhere are also on there now. I will continue to support Vinces site though and do what I was doing on 606 and double post on both

i reckon we will 'only' spend £50-£60M this summer and that will be offset by getting rid of about 6-8 players to the tune of £25M-£30M.

We will be living more within our means and getting some high rollers off the wages.