Man City Prepare £34m Bid for AC Milan Forward Stephan El Shaarawy

Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting that Manchester City are preparing a £34million bid for AC Milan striker Stephan El Shaarawy.

The 20-year-old striker scored 16 goals in 37 appearances for Milan in 2012/2013. And according to the reports in Italy, Manchester City are keenly interested in trying to sign the centre-forward who they reportedly showed an interest in signing as early as January. READ MORE

Should Roberto Martinez bring James McCarthy with him to Everton?

Former Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has now completed his move to take over from David Moyes as the new Everton manager. Wigan owner Dave Whelan has stated that he would not prevent Martinez from looking to sign any former players, with one star in particular standing out, ball playing midfielder James McCarthy. If Martinez wants to imprint his ball playing style on Everton he should make securing the Republic of Ireland midfielder an absolute priority.

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