Fernandinho

[Peter Doherty (AGAIG)]

ITK from BM (MCRJON) saying he is currently at the Etihad if fans want to get a signature!

Why would anyone want MCRJON's signature?

[Cocacolajojo1]

ITK from BM (MCRJON) saying he is currently at the Etihad if fans want to get a signature!

Is he the new Tolmie?

[Plain Speaking]

ITK from BM (MCRJON) saying he is currently at the Etihad if fans want to get a signature!

Why would anyone want MCRJON's signature?

LOL!
Looks like Fernandinho must be imminent!
Probably several players will be paraded at Pelligrini's unveiling.:-)

[Plain Speaking]

ITK from BM (MCRJON) saying he is currently at the Etihad if fans want to get a signature!

Is he the new Tolmie?

Better.
He's excellent, (he must be one of the City management?)
No ego, spin, videos or any nonsense, just quick posts of ITK news, eg "x" has signed, he also said last week that Tevez has been offered an extension contract, but he has no idea if he will sign.

[Peter Doherty (AGAIG)]

ITK from BM (MCRJON) saying he is currently at the Etihad if fans want to get a signature!

Why would anyone want MCRJON's signature?

LOL!
Looks like Fernandinho must be imminent!
Probably several players will be paraded at Pelligrini's unveiling.:-)

My thoughts/hopes as well.

[Moonchesteri]

MEN are reporting he's apparently having a medical now

[Blue Blood]

MEN are reporting he's apparently having a medical now

Getting our transfer business done early on, I like this!

[DoomMerchant]

MEN are reporting he's apparently having a medical now

Who MCRJON? Awesome.

[Lee_R]

Lol they've got Ferdinand we've got Fernandinho

Losers.

[Blue Blood]

Stu Brennan has now confirmed Fernandinho is indeed having a medical with us today. Announcement not expected until next week however.

[Cocacolajojo1]

ITK from BM (MCRJON) saying he is currently at the Etihad if fans want to get a signature!

Is he the new Tolmie?

Better.
He's excellent, (he must be one of the City management?)
No ego, spin, videos or any nonsense, just quick posts of ITK news, eg "x" has signed, he also said last week that Tevez has been offered an extension contract, but he has no idea if he will sign.

Tolmie did not know, nor does he know anything. He was an assiduous gossip reader and managed to hide that behind allusions and youtube videos. He took strong rumours and then emphasized them with emotional, abstract posts of his own. Noothing he ever revealed was unknown to anyone who had payed attention to the newspapers. And he always covered his (many) mistakes with saying "well these negotiations are always very insecure and there are so many factors and noone knows how they end up anyway".

[Lee_R]

Stu Brennan has now confirmed Fernandinho is indeed having a medical with us today. Announcement not expected until next week however.

Stus just become cynical like us lol..



Tancredi Palmeri ‏@tancredipalmeri
And Fernandinho to City is gonna be official soon...


Thats more like it ^

[bigblue]

seems like a mix of Pizarro and Ramires

[Luke11993]

Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fernandinho has arrived for a medical ahead of his proposed £25 million move to Manchester City, Goal understands.

The 28-year-old Brazilian arrived at the city’s Bridgewater hospital for tests on Wednesday afternoon ahead of a tour of the club's Carrington training ground after agreeing a £100,000-a-week deal at the Etihad Stadium.

Shakhtar had included a release clause worth £40.5m in the box-to-box midfielder's contract, but City officials have reached a compromise deal worth just over £15m below that fee after talks with the Ukrainian outfit, with a further £5m possible in performance-related bonuses.

Goal revealed last month that Fernandinho is one of six top-level targets for the Premier League runners-up this summer on a £120m-rated shortlist also including Edinson Cavani, Isco, Thiago Alcantara, Diego Novaretti and Jesus Navas, who was revealed to have agreed terms with City on Monday.

The Brazilian, who has frequently expressed his desire to join City on Twitter in recent months, had lobbied for Shakhtar to reduce his release clause, fearing that a move to the Premier League could fall through.

"The day I signed, the club’s director guaranteed me that was normal with his players, and that in a transfer, we could negotiate and reach an agreement on the price," he said last month.

"I trusted them, and I didn't think about the consequences it would bring me in the future. My dream is being threatened because of the high valuation."

However, he could now be announced as a City player as early as this weekend, making him the second major signing of the summer alongside Navas, with the club still yet to confirm the arrival of former Malaga boss Manuel Pellegrini as Roberto Mancini’s successor.

The Ukrainian outfit have been heavily linked with Gremio's Fernando in Brazil as a potential replacement for the 28-year-old in central midfield.

[PeterParker]

Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fernandinho has arrived for a medical ahead of his proposed £25 million move to Manchester City, Goal understands.

The 28-year-old Brazilian arrived at the city’s Bridgewater hospital for tests on Wednesday afternoon ahead of a tour of the club's Carrington training ground after agreeing a £100,000-a-week deal at the Etihad Stadium.

Shakhtar had included a release clause worth £40.5m in the box-to-box midfielder's contract, but City officials have reached a compromise deal worth just over £15m below that fee after talks with the Ukrainian outfit, with a further £5m possible in performance-related bonuses.

Goal revealed last month that Fernandinho is one of six top-level targets for the Premier League runners-up this summer on a £120m-rated shortlist also including Edinson Cavani, Isco, Thiago Alcantara, Diego Novaretti and Jesus Navas, who was revealed to have agreed terms with City on Monday.

The Brazilian, who has frequently expressed his desire to join City on Twitter in recent months, had lobbied for Shakhtar to reduce his release clause, fearing that a move to the Premier League could fall through.

"The day I signed, the club’s director guaranteed me that was normal with his players, and that in a transfer, we could negotiate and reach an agreement on the price," he said last month.

"I trusted them, and I didn't think about the consequences it would bring me in the future. My dream is being threatened because of the high valuation."

However, he could now be announced as a City player as early as this weekend, making him the second major signing of the summer alongside Navas, with the club still yet to confirm the arrival of former Malaga boss Manuel Pellegrini as Roberto Mancini’s successor.

The Ukrainian outfit have been heavily linked with Gremio's Fernando in Brazil as a potential replacement for the 28-year-old in central midfield.

Was about to post that.

I bit surprised. Lucescu said that the price is 19 mil pounds.

[Blue Blood]

seems like a mix of Pizarro and Ramires

Most who know about him are just calling him a more technical Ramires, so a Pizzaro/Ramires mix is an apt comparison.

Seems unanimous among those who know about him in detail that Barry's days as a stalwart in our mid are over with this signing. opinion is he will walk into our mid. Seems a top signing.

[bobby brows]

Here's hope were not calling him the Brazilian Gelson Fernandes come May.

[Swales4ever]

seems like a mix of Pizarro and Ramires

Agreed and good to have someone to offload Yaya, also in the hope that the much mentioned gossip on his contractual structure. if real, will be amended to prevent Yaya from playing each and every game, unnecessarily.

Still, I hope we are gonna fix the main hole with Cavani - if we want to progress in Europe where You don't get dozens of goalscoring opportunities, and that the Navas geezer would prove up to the task.
Should Isco join too, as it seems probable, Nasri fate appears doomed: 4 + an year older Suarez, who should be given some room in the newly holistic template, are definitely too many to stay happy.

[Sideshow Bob]

suarez has no shot imo. just not good enough.

[Michael Brookes]

SSN breaking news.. fernandinho to city 40m euro approx £35m..

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much if true