re: Manchester City 2012/13 Season Long Thread--Champions Edition

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It looks like City have a decent chance at getting Daniele De Rossi this time around.

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Some thoughts on these rumors:


Things that seem true which are fueling the rumor:

1) Mancini wants De Rossi badly as he would be a perfect pairing for Toure in a 3-5-2 and is pushing for a "whatever it would take" bid

2) De Rossi's agent seems to be in Manchester

3) Sabatini, Roma's GM, fueled rumors by stating last week that "no player was untouchable." When asked specifically about DDR, he said "he's not for sale and is a cornerstone of our project" "however if a truly monstrous offer arrived, of course, we'd have to think about it." When asked what he meant by "monstous" he answered "€100 million".


Things that are also true:

4) Nazi Rocket Kolorov and De Rossi have the same agent so him meeting with Man City may be smoke from a different fire.

5) Rodwell may be more "English quota" than first choice



Things that are media speculation for website hits:

6) everything else