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.

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.

The need for Manchester City to sign a midfielder or two in January is obvious. City’s midfield has begun to look tired, weary and slow across their most recent games.

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.

Pep Guardiola has stated that he and Manchester City’s relevant officials will talk in the coming weeks about the club’s approach towards the January transfer window.Much has been made in recent

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.