Wednesday's B*l**x

[Chinners]

Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry on road to recovery following abdominal surgery
Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry is targeting a swift return to action after undergoing abdominal surgery.
The 31-year-old, who underwent a hernia operation in Munich two weeks ago having being ruled out of the England squad for the Euro 2012 finals, is on the mend and raring to go once again.

He told the club's website: "Early signs are really good. The scars have healed really well, but we will see how I feel when I start playing again. Fingers crossed it will all have healed up.
"I think the worst of it is over now. There will be a two-week healing process, and I have started my rehab to try to get fit and catch up with the rest of the lads.
"I don't really want to put a timescale on it, but hopefully I will be ready for the main games starting.
"At the minute, my mind is just set on being fit and being out there 100 per cent and try and feature in as many games as possible this season."

AC Milan re-ignite interest in Tevez as Italian giants push Man City for talks
AC Milan are pushing for talks with Manchester City over a deal for striker Carlos Tevez.
The Serie A side wanted the 28-year-old in January and have maintained an interest in the Argentine and his team-mate Edin Dzeko.
Inter Milan, meanwhile, have offered around £6.5m for City left back Aleksandar Kolarov, 26.Sportsmail Reporter

Kolarov poised for Man City exit
Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov is closing in on a return to Serie A as Inter Milan look to finalise a £6.2m deal for the left-back.
Kolarov, the Serbia international, has been the subject of much speculation in recent months after seeing his first-team place at the Etihad Stadium taken by Gael Clichy.
Juventus, the Serie A champions, have also been credited with holding an interest in the 26-year-old, but Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport claims Inter have won the race to secure his signature.
City boss Roberto Mancini signalled his intention to keep hold of Kolarov earlier this summer, but Inter are believed to be in advanced negotiations with City over the transfer of the defender. Talkshite

ON THIS DAY - OFFICIAL CLUB BOLLOX
Looking back through the history books for the events, signings and memorable matches that happened on this day in City’s history.

Monday 25th July 1977
Mike Channon signed for a club record £300,000 from Southampton. The England striker, famed for his famous arm-windmill goal celebrations was seen as the missing part of Tony Book’s jigsaw with the Blues missing out on the league title by one point a couple of months earlier.

Though his first season is not a disaster, Channon never seems to settle in Manchester and while his return of 12 goals from 33 starts puts him on par with Dennis Tueart, the team struggled in his second campaign and Channon’s confidence ebbed away. A few games into the 1978/79 season saw Channon return to his beloved Southampton in a cut-price deal. http://www.mcfc.co.uk

[spoiler]It's Italian Olympic WAG Manuela Arcuri
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OTHER BOLLOX
Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Spain's Santi Cazorla, 27, after the Malaga midfielder agreed terms with the Gunners.
Santi Cazorla was part of Spain's Euro 2012-winning side Sportsmail Reporter Understands.

Joe Allen, 22, can leave Swansea for £15m thanks to a clause in his contract but only to a 'top five' club, which includes Liverpool. Daily Mirror

Paris Saint-Germain are ready to outbid Real Madrid for Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric, 26. Daily Mirror

Tottenham have accused Arsenal of making a fake bid for French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, 25, who is a Spurs target. Metro

Spurs have made an enquiry about long-term Chelsea target and Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Willian, 23. Sportsmail Reporter Understands

Lucas Moura, 19, is staying with Sao Paulo and will not move to Manchester United this summer, according to the Brazilian midfielder's agent. talkShite

And Sao Paulo president Juvenal Juvencio is determined to hold on to Lucas, according to reports in Brazil. Daily Mirror

United could be considering one final swoop for Lucas or face watching the deal collapse. Sportsmail Reporter Understands

Oscar, 20, is edging nearer his move to Chelsea according to Internacional's president Giovanni Luigi, who claims discussions are at an advanced stage. talkShite

Roma have edged ahead of Chelsea and Manchester United in the race to sign Benfica midfielder Axel Witsel, 23.

Loic Remy joined Marseille from Nice in 2010 talkShite

Newcastle have dismissed claims that Rubin Kazan are set to sign Demba Ba, 27, as the Russian side look to trigger striker's £7m exit clause. Sportsmail Reporter

Loic Remy is moving closer to joining Newcastle after they contacted his club Marseille with a view to signing the £15m-rated France striker. the Guardian

Everton defender Johnny Heitinga, 28, is set to move to Turkish side Fenerbahce in a £5m deal within the next few days. Daily Mirror

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez could beat Everton, Sunderland, Aston Villa and Celtic to sign Real Mallorca centre-back Ivan Ramis, 27. the Sun

Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo, 23, claims Swansea want to sign him from Italian club Udinese. South Wales Evening Post

Aston Villa are set for a surprise £3.5m swoop for Ipswich left-back Aaron Cresswell, 22. Daily Mirror

Gareth Bale, 23, played for Tottenham before Team GB kick off their Olympic campaign, despite being unavailable for Stuart Pearce's squad because of injury. Daily Mirror

Jermaine Pennant has been forced to miss Stoke's pre-season tour of the United States after being refused a working visa. the Sun

Liverpool's hopes of signing Poland captain Jakub Błaszczykowski, 26, have suffered a blow after the Borussia Dortmund winger penned a new four-year deal with the German champions. talkShite

Thierry Henry wants to return to Arsenal in a coaching role when his playing career ends. Daily Telegraph

Arsene Wenger is furious with the Football Association over Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong's tweet charge. Sportsmail Reporter Understands

And the Premier League has issued new social media guidelines to players following the FA's action against Frimpong. Independent

But Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand has defended his use of Twitter after being asked by the FA to explain a tweet about Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole. Daily Telegraph

Aston Villa striker Darren Bent will launch his comeback from a long-term ankle injury in a friendly against Nottingham Forest on 4 August. Daily Star

Michael Dawson will be installed as Tottenham's new captain following the retirement of Ledley King. Daily Star

AC Milan claim they will refund season tickets that have been sold this summer following the sales of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 30, and Thiago Silva, 27, to Paris Saint-Germain. Metro

MORE BOLLOX LATER ...

[lets all have a disco]

If Kolarov is off i wont shed too many tears but i do hope were lining up a replacement who can defend,nice personality and a funny bloke but going off footballing ability there is better out there.

[london blue 2]

If Kolarov is off i wont shed too many tears but i do hope were lining up a replacement who can defend,nice personality and a funny bloke but going off footballing ability there is better out there.

Agreed.

Although did you see the video on MCFC youtube page of him hammering in freekicks for fun! He clearly has an amazing left foot, shame we dont see it in games! Worth a watch.

[Goaters 103]

£6.2m for Kolarov? Is that a joke? For that sort of fee he isnt worth selling as his replacement would cost us far more.

Remember the excitement when Channon signed, shame was he spent half his time on the pitch at City on his backside - should have had boots fitted to his arse, he went down that easily.

[lets all have a disco]

If Kolarov is off i wont shed too many tears but i do hope were lining up a replacement who can defend,nice personality and a funny bloke but going off footballing ability there is better out there.

Agreed.

Although did you see the video on MCFC youtube page of him hammering in freekicks for fun! He clearly has an amazing left foot, shame we dont see it in games! Worth a watch.

I did see the Video he did look handy on the freekicks its the other 95% of the time i worry.

[craigmcfc]

I'm gonna choose smouldering as todays' word of the day

[Chinners]

£6.2m for Kolarov? Is that a joke? For that sort of fee he isnt worth selling as his replacement would cost us far more.

It is a joke ... it's Talkshite

[Wonderwall]

Ahhh the daily b*l**x, does exactly what it says on the tin

[Beefymcfc]

Fair pair of Top Bollox there Chinners. Nice find.

[Slim]

£6.2m for Kolarov? Is that a joke? For that sort of fee he isnt worth selling as his replacement would cost us far more.

Remember the excitement when Channon signed, shame was he spent half his time on the pitch at City on his backside - should have had boots fitted to his arse, he went down that easily.

Yes, his current replacement cost us £7M. FAR more than £6.2M.

[Slim]

19 out of 20 teams have made at least one signing this summer.

No guesses for who hasn't.

[ashton287]

19 out of 20 teams have made at least one signing this summer.

No guesses for who hasn't.

Our first team is more than capable of winning the league and we have the addition of a fit tevez who will actually play this season so that is a better addition than anyone else has made.

I don't think we are anywhere near capable of challenging for European success without some quality backup coming in though. We MUST have something in the works.

[AG7]

Yup, add Tevez to the mix this year and get Toure brothers (at least Yaya) to retire from International football so he doesn't go to ACN this year and we already have two superstars added for the whole season both of whom missed part (and in Tevez's case most) of last season ... add the team building factor, another year of playing together, Nasri, Clichy, Aguero not in first year anymore plus the boost they all would have got winning the league together ... add all the above and we already will start as a better/stronger unit than last year!

[chips]

Yup, add Tevez to the mix this year and get Toure brothers (at least Yaya) to retire from International football so he doesn't go to ACN this year and we already have two superstars added for the whole season both of whom missed part (and in Tevez's case most) of last season ... add the team building factor, another year of playing together, Nasri, Clichy, Aguero not in first year anymore plus the boost they all would have got winning the league together ... add all the above and we already will start as a better/stronger unit than last year!

Couldn't have said it better myself. However I would like to see one or two signings added to the mix.

[Goaters 103]

£6.2m for Kolarov? Is that a joke? For that sort of fee he isnt worth selling as his replacement would cost us far more.

Remember the excitement when Channon signed, shame was he spent half his time on the pitch at City on his backside - should have had boots fitted to his arse, he went down that easily.

Yes, his current replacement cost us £7M. FAR more than £6.2M.

That was a rare occurrence and last year for a player with 1 year left on his contract. Not too many international class left-backs knocking about with 1 year left is there? Fact is if we ship Kolarov, to replace him would cost far more than the jokeshop valuation Talkshit have thrown in there.

That said the story is on talkshit so it belongs in the fiction section anyway.

[Tokyo Blue]

Yup, add Tevez to the mix this year and get Toure brothers (at least Yaya) to retire from International football so he doesn't go to ACN this year and we already have two superstars added for the whole season both of whom missed part (and in Tevez's case most) of last season ... add the team building factor, another year of playing together, Nasri, Clichy, Aguero not in first year anymore plus the boost they all would have got winning the league together ... add all the above and we already will start as a better/stronger unit than last year!

Not very convinced by this kind of thing.

[DoomMerchant]

19 out of 20 teams have made at least one signing this summer.

No guesses for who hasn't.

we're like a ninja waiting to spring a treble of world-class signings onto the Prem any moment now.

any...moment...

now?

hello? hello?

cheers

[ant london]

19 out of 20 teams have made at least one signing this summer.

No guesses for who hasn't.

[dazby]

I don't know if I've posted this before but I don't think we'll be making any signings until after the Olympics as that is where we'll be scouting players.

Ant and Doom, chill the fuck out. Players out before players in. If they aren't better than what we already have then don't bother.

[DoomMerchant]

I don't know if I've posted this before but I don't think we'll be making any signings until after the Olympics as that is where we'll be scouting players.

Ant and Doom, chill the fuck out. Players out before players in. If they aren't better than what we already have then don't bother.

You can shove all five of the Olympic rings right into your penishole mister.