Man City await Rodri call as Brentford visit
Nathan Ake wants to leave City after just four league starts, but Barcelona face no discount and wage hurdles. Roma, Juventus and Premier League clubs are also in the frame as City seek a full-value fee.
City host Brentford needing a win to keep pressure on Arsenal after a 3-3 at Everton. UK TV: Sky Sports from 5pm BST, kick-off 5.30pm. Stream via Sky Go; live blog available.
Rayan Cherki hails Pep’s philosophy and freedom at City after a 10-goal, 14-assist debut season, crediting defensive work and creativity. He believes he can grow further under Guardiola.
Report claims Arsenal eye a £45m Man City player Pep labelled ‘special’, a year after his arrival, in a move that would weaken City if completed.
Rodri faces a late test after a groin injury as City host Brentford in a tight race. Guardiola says dropped points were not due to him. Gvardiol and Dias return to training, Foden close to new deal.
Arsenal monitor Tijjani Reijnders as City plan talks to ‘clarify the situation’. The midfielder has 7 goals and 8 assists in 45 games but has slipped in Guardiola’s pecking order amid a treble push.
Rotherham weigh a Swiss consortium linked to multi-club models like City and Chelsea. Fans are cautious, citing Dejphon Chansiri’s example, as the Bridge Football Group explore investment or takeover.
Brentford striker Igor Thiago targets a statement win at Man City, saying victory would boost belief in a Champions League push and cap his 22-goal season.
Guardiola says he has not discussed Gvardiol’s extension with Hugo Viana but ‘would love’ him to stay. The defender is back in training after a tibial fracture amid reported Real Madrid interest.
City U18 striker Teddie Lamb, signed from Leyton Orient in 2025, has 26 goals in 25 games, driving the U18s’ surge and earning a U18 Premier League player of the season nomination.
Sheffield United consider re-signing Man City’s Kalvin Phillips after an injury-hit loan. Finances and midfield depth are issues, with any deal likely needing City to subsidise wages.
Kolo Toure says a breakdown with William Gallas led him to leave Arsenal for Man City in 2009, where he began a successful new chapter that brought the Premier League title he had missed at Arsenal.
City track Lille’s 21-year-old Matias Fernandez-Pardo amid a push for more goal threat alongside Haaland. Inter and Como also keen, with no deal advanced as the player’s options stay open.
