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| Samir Nasri set to sign new five-year deal at Manchester City | Samir Nasri set to sign new five-year deal at Manchester City |
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| Samir Nasri is expected to sign a new five-year deal at Manchester City when the Frenchman finishes his holiday, with the club hopeful that Joe Hart, Edin Dzeko, and Aleksandar Kolarov will follow suit by signing contract extensions after their respective World Cup campaigns. | Samir Nasri is expected to sign a new five-year deal at Manchester City when the Frenchman finishes his holiday, with the club hopeful that Joe Hart, Edin Dzeko, and Aleksandar Kolarov will follow suit by signing contract extensions after their respective World Cup campaigns. |
| While City would also like James Milner to agree fresh terms the midfielder is reluctant to do so as he wants to leave to play more regular first-team football. | While City would also like James Milner to agree fresh terms the midfielder is reluctant to do so as he wants to leave to play more regular first-team football. |
| As Nasri is not in Didier Deschamps’s France squad for the World Cup, which starts next week in Brazil, he is expected to be the first to commit himself to City, following the 26-year-old’s fine season in the club’s title win. | As Nasri is not in Didier Deschamps’s France squad for the World Cup, which starts next week in Brazil, he is expected to be the first to commit himself to City, following the 26-year-old’s fine season in the club’s title win. |
| Nasri, who has two years left on his current deal, scored seven goals in 29 league starts including a vital late equaliser in the 2-2 draw with Sunderland on 16 April and the opener in the 2-0 win over West Ham United on the final day that clinched City a second championship in three years. | Nasri, who has two years left on his current deal, scored seven goals in 29 league starts including a vital late equaliser in the 2-2 draw with Sunderland on 16 April and the opener in the 2-0 win over West Ham United on the final day that clinched City a second championship in three years. |
| His decision to commit himself to City signals contentment at the club and represents a turnaround from a year ago when Nasri struggled under Roberto Mancini, the former manager, and appeared likely to leave. His unhappiness playing for Manuel Pellegrini’s predecessor featured several spats which included the Italian stating he wanted to “punch” Nasri for some of his displays during the 2012-13 season. | His decision to commit himself to City signals contentment at the club and represents a turnaround from a year ago when Nasri struggled under Roberto Mancini, the former manager, and appeared likely to leave. His unhappiness playing for Manuel Pellegrini’s predecessor featured several spats which included the Italian stating he wanted to “punch” Nasri for some of his displays during the 2012-13 season. |
| That troubled campaign had followed a well documented argument with a French journalist following France’s exit at Euro 2012. However, following a summer of soul-searching in the previous close season and the calming influence of Pellegrini’s management, Nasri, who joined from Arsenal in August 2011 in a £24m deal, admitted he had matured. | That troubled campaign had followed a well documented argument with a French journalist following France’s exit at Euro 2012. However, following a summer of soul-searching in the previous close season and the calming influence of Pellegrini’s management, Nasri, who joined from Arsenal in August 2011 in a £24m deal, admitted he had matured. |
| When City won the title last month, he stated the difference between Mancini and Pellegrini as: “The atmosphere in the dressing room. We’ve been friends this year. There are no egos. It was a pleasure to work with him [Pellegrini].” | When City won the title last month, he stated the difference between Mancini and Pellegrini as: “The atmosphere in the dressing room. We’ve been friends this year. There are no egos. It was a pleasure to work with him [Pellegrini].” |
| City also want to reward Hart for an impressive second part of the season after he was dropped in late October for a series of howlers. The goalkeeper, who will start the World Cup as the England No1, also has two years left on his contract and bounced back from being demoted to have a flawless campaign when reinstated by Pellegrini on 21 December for the 4-2 win at Fulham. | City also want to reward Hart for an impressive second part of the season after he was dropped in late October for a series of howlers. The goalkeeper, who will start the World Cup as the England No1, also has two years left on his contract and bounced back from being demoted to have a flawless campaign when reinstated by Pellegrini on 21 December for the 4-2 win at Fulham. |
| As with Nasri, who can expect to be given improved terms on his current wags of a round £170,000 a week, Hart’s £90,000-a-week salary will be increased. | As with Nasri, who can expect to be given improved terms on his current wags of a round £170,000 a week, Hart’s £90,000-a-week salary will be increased. |
| Kolarov, who joined City from Lazio for £19m in summer 2010 and earns £100,000, and Dzeko, a £27m buy from Wolfsburg in January 2011 whose salary is £150,000 a week, each have just a year left. But after both players played vital parts in City’s successful season – the club also won the Capital One Cup – they will be offered fresh terms. | |
| Milner’s situation is less clear-cut following Uefa’s financial fair play sanctions. Milner is unhappy at the lack of first-team opportunities afforded him by Pellegrini having started only 12 league games and made 19 substitute appearances. | Milner’s situation is less clear-cut following Uefa’s financial fair play sanctions. Milner is unhappy at the lack of first-team opportunities afforded him by Pellegrini having started only 12 league games and made 19 substitute appearances. |
| While he wants to leave, Milner may be retained by the club because of Uefa’s ruling that City can have only 21 players in their Champions League squad, with the forward potentially required to fill one of the homegrown berths. If Milner decides against agreeing any fresh terms and holds out for a transfer City would be prepared to block the move and run down his contract for the final 12 months if required. | While he wants to leave, Milner may be retained by the club because of Uefa’s ruling that City can have only 21 players in their Champions League squad, with the forward potentially required to fill one of the homegrown berths. If Milner decides against agreeing any fresh terms and holds out for a transfer City would be prepared to block the move and run down his contract for the final 12 months if required. |
| City have made their latest move in a long-term strategy to tackle FFP regulations by recruiting Steve Torpey and Darren Hughes from Liverpool, two youth team coaches, after appointing Rodolfo Borrell as the club’s global technical director in March. Borrell had been the head of the academy coaching at the Merseyside club before being sacked last autumn. | City have made their latest move in a long-term strategy to tackle FFP regulations by recruiting Steve Torpey and Darren Hughes from Liverpool, two youth team coaches, after appointing Rodolfo Borrell as the club’s global technical director in March. Borrell had been the head of the academy coaching at the Merseyside club before being sacked last autumn. |
| Liverpool had not wanted to lose either Torpey or Hughes with each having been considered committed to the club for the foreseeable future. While Torpey and Hughes coached up to under-14 level, Borrell was aware of their respective abilities from his time at Anfield. | Liverpool had not wanted to lose either Torpey or Hughes with each having been considered committed to the club for the foreseeable future. While Torpey and Hughes coached up to under-14 level, Borrell was aware of their respective abilities from his time at Anfield. |
| With FFP increasing the need for more homegrown players, Torpey and Hughes’ knowledge and contacts should aid Borrell’s drive to ensure a greater number of high-quality footballers are developed at City. | With FFP increasing the need for more homegrown players, Torpey and Hughes’ knowledge and contacts should aid Borrell’s drive to ensure a greater number of high-quality footballers are developed at City. |
| When at Liverpool, Raheem Sterling and Jon Flanagan were developed under Borrell, and he is also credited for producing Cesc Fábregas and Lionel Messi when previously at Barcelona. | When at Liverpool, Raheem Sterling and Jon Flanagan were developed under Borrell, and he is also credited for producing Cesc Fábregas and Lionel Messi when previously at Barcelona. |