Tuesday Gossip

Only two main themes in this morning’s media round-up worth concentrating on – Samir Nasri and Carlos Tevez.

The Press have ratcheted up the Nasri story a couple of notches with a plethora of reports suggesting Arsenal are ready to do business with the Blues.

The Gunners’ capture of Southampton prodigy Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain seems to have lit the blue touch paper with journalists believing Arsene Wenger wanted a like-for-like before he allows Nasri to leave.

Typical of the majority of stories, Phil Thomas writes in The Sun: “Nasri, 24, has ignored interest from Manchester United – who are thought to have matched City’s wage offer of £125,000 a week – as his heart is set on joining Roberto Mancini’s outfit.”

There are at least six similar stories on Nasri with minor variations of The Sun’s report in today’s papers, though most indicate activity between the two clubs may be imminent.

Elsewhere, Ian Herbert in The Independent focuses on the return of Carlos Tevez and again, he follows a similar line of several other papers by suggesting the Argentine will be replaced as skipper following a summer of transfer speculation and various statements associated with the player.

Herbert writes: “Roberto Mancini is considering stripping Carlos Tevez of the Manchester City captaincy, despite the player’s return to the club in line with the pre-agreed schedule yesterday.

“Tevez arrived at Carrington wearing a hoodie bearing his own name and squad number and looked in good spirits as he began training. But Mancini was non-committal about whether the Argentine would be re-instated for a second season as captain when asked during City’s pre-season tour.”

With the clock ticking rapidly towards the Premier League season start this weekend, there is every chance both these stories will progress one way or the other in the next few days.

How could someone who's so intent on leaving be kept as club captain?

He should be lucky to get a game nevermind have responsibility bestowed upon them.

If its a choice between 1.Dzeko and Madio or 2.Tevez and Aguero, i'd pick option 2 every time Den, if we are paying him we should play him, once he gets disinterested then fuck him off to the reseves, he will be playing for a move aswell so wont be holding back, lets get what we can before he fucks off. I agree he should'nt get anywhere near the armband though.

I'm not saying don't play him Si, like you say, him and Aguero have the potential to be a great partnership. I'm just saying he should be thankful as much as anything "to play".

he should be thankfull Den, but as he seems to thinks he is above everyone else at the club i would'nt hold my breath for a bit of respect from the arrogant twat.

It would be very wrong to let Tevez remain as captain



I agree with playing the cunt because that would be best for the club not because of what is best for him

I agree with playing Tevez as well. If only because he's the only striker we have who we know will score goals. Yes, yes, I know Aguero has a reputation. But so did Dzeko. So did Shevchenko. So did Forlan. I want to see him in action before I think we're safe.

Kompany for captain. Partly because I believe the best person positionally to be captain is a centre back, but mainly because he's earned the right.