The City spending spree begins.

We’ve all been waiting for Manchester City to start splashing the cash in January, and it appears their first deal is on the verge of happening. The Citizens have agreed a fee with Chelsea for Wayne Bridge.
City’s left side of the defense has been a question mark all season, with neither Michael Ball or Javier Garrido asserting themselves as the clear cut choice. Manager Mark Hughes believes Bridge is the one to fix City’s left-sided problems. Hughes said: “He is a player I knew when I was at Southampton and …

It is still only December, but that hasn’t stopped clubs from delving into the transfer market already. Manchester City, with their millions (billions, even) of pounds, look set to make some big signings come January. One such signing, though, will not be Portsmouth’s Lassana Diarra.
The latest news coming out of Spain is that Real Madrid are set to clinch a deal for the central midfielder. Diarra has been a much sought-after player lately, with Manchester City, Tottenham, and Real Madrid in hot pursuit. It looks like in the end it …

With eight weeks gone in the 2008/09 Premier League season, it appears that the table is starting to show its true shape. The Big Four - Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool - are all hitting their strides as they start stringing together consecutive wins.
At United the trio of Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Dimitar Berbatov are firing on all cylinders as United’s goal tally accumulates. At Chelsea, injuries are being covered up by the good form of players like Salomon Kalou who has done brilliantly coming off the bench …

With one month of Premiership action out of the way, Premiership Talk reviews all twenty teams and grades them based on their early season performances.
Everton
Over the summer David Moyes made it clear that he wasn’t happy with the funds that Everton was giving him. The end result has seen Everton make one key signing in the form of Louis Saha, who is yet to appear for the Merseyside club. On opening day the Toffees suffered a last minute defeat against Paul Ince’s Blackburn side, but a victory against West Brom …

With this weekend being an international week, this edition of the Premiership Talk Friday Five takes one last glance at the world of transfers. Manchester City’s new ownership - valued at approximately $1 trillion - didn’t pull off as many transfer coups as they hoped, but Robinho could soon be joined by some of the world’s top talent in January. Premiership Talk breaks down five of their rumored targets and their supposed bid amounts.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United). If Manchester City want to be the best club in the world, …

As Robinho signed the dotted line for Manchester City on deadline day, he changed the course of football. Manchester City’s new management has vowed to continue signing big name players, citing that Robinho is the first in a long line. Rumored bids of over £100 million for Cristiano Ronaldo, Cesc Fabregas, and Fernando Torres are all meant to “test” their respective owners. These clubs will have a hard time making a decision - what player is worth that much money? But then, how do you replace players like Ronaldo?
Regardless of …

September 1st, 2008 could be a day that remains in Manchester City fans’ memories for generations to come. With Chelsea extremely confident about signing Brazilian superstar Robinho, City’s new owners flexed their financial muscle today with an immense transfer coup. Chelsea were so confident of signing the “next Pele” that they were even selling Robinho replica jerseys on their official site.
So why is Robinho’s decision such a landmark move in the world of football? For one thing, it puts an end to Chelsea’s reign of dominance in the transfer market. …

Manchester City have stunned football fans around the world with a massive £30 million bid for Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov. Manager Mark Hughes has confirmed that Spurs have accepted this offer, with everything eased over between the two clubs already this morning. The London side has already done a solid piece of business with City as they purchased defender Vedran Corluka.
If Dimitar Berbatov chooses to join the Manchester City revolution, then this would be a major blow to Sir Alex Ferguson’s side. Ferguson will have about 9 hours to find …

National reports are today suggesting Mark Hughes has offered a life-line to out of favor England midfielder Shaun Wright Phillips, as the manager looks to make more additions.
Shaun Wright Phillips has always been held in high regard by the Manchester faithful, following a string of wonderful performances having graduated from the Manchester City academy. This form SWP was showing led to flattering interest from illustrious clubs worldwide, and eventually he signed a deal taking him to Stamford Bridge for £21,000,000 pounds. Despite this considerable sum, Wright-Phillips was left in the …