Manchester City’s Ballon d’Or winner Rodri has made a significant admission over his intended return date from his double knee injury sustained in September.The 28-year-old had been ruled out for

Williams has a relatively modest €58 million (£48.1m) release clause in his deal with Athletic Bilbao but his €200,000-a-week (£166,000) salary was believed to have been a major hurdle for interested clubs in the summer window.

City are reportedly eyeing a January move for Samuele Ricci, a 23-year-old Italian midfielder from Torino. According to reports from Italy (via MilanLive.it ), City are preparing a significant bid to secure Ricci’s services. With just 18 months left on his contract, Torino may have no choice but to sell.

Ballon d’Or winner Rodri is hopeful he will play again this season after rupturing his ACL. The Manchester City midfielder was expected to be out for the rest of the campaign following surgery in September.

Any hopes held within Manchester City over signing Torino and Italy international, Samuele Ricci may now have been formally ended this week.The Premier League champions are expected to be active in

Manchester City are ready to bring in a new defensive midfielder to save their season. The champions haven't won in the last seven games. Pep Guardiola – ranked at no.5 in FourFourTwo's list of the greatest managers ever – has never gone this long without a win in his career.