Manchester City’s buying spree just does not seem to end. They spent millions last season and brought in some big names such as Adebayor from Arsenal, Carlos Tevez from Manchester United, Santa Cruz from Blackburn Rovers, Kolo Toure from Arsenal, Patrick Vieira from Inter Milan and plenty more, but money does not guarantee success, atleast not instant success. That was proven when Man City could not end the season 4th, which was their target at the start.
This season, they have once again started splashing the cash and started their summer shopping with the big name signing of Spanish left winger David Silva. The Valencia man was on the radar of a number of big European clubs and no less than Man City’s neighbours and old rivals Manchester United.
Silva was an integral part of the Spain side that won the Euro Championship in 2008, but has had just one appearance in the World Cup so far. However, he is not bothered as he is excited to join Manchester City, after agreeing to a 25 million pound move from Valencia.
The left sided midfielder has signed a 5 year deal with Man City and will be heading to England once he is done with the World Cup. The deal is believed to be about 160,000 pounds worth. It certainly is a big signing for Roberto Mancini, the Man City manager, as Silva had not only been pursued by Manchester United, but Real Madrid and Chelsea were also showing immense interest in the 24 year old.
Silva, who was visibly very pleased with the move, said that first of all he is very thankful to his former club Valencia, the club’s millions of fans, and of course his teammates and team staff, as they always stood by him and helped him grow as a player and a person. He said he has enjoyed 6 fantastic years at Valencia, and will never forget the fact that Valencia discovered him as a footballer and made him into the player he is today.
He added that the time had come for him to seek a new challenge, and at Manchester City he can be part of something fantastic, as he believes that the club is on its way up and will certainly be challenging the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea in the coming seasons. He said he will play for Man City with utmost commitment and determination as he has done for Valencia over the years, and will do all he can to bring trophies to the club.
He went on to say that there had been number of speculations surrounding his transfer in the British and English media, but now that he has joined Man City, all that would finally be put to rest and he would be able to concentrate on performing his best for Spain in the World Cup.
Silva’s new manager Mancini said that he has no doubt that Silva is one of the best midfielders in Europe, and would add a lot of quality and depth to his side. Mancini added that a signing like Silva would show the rest of the clubs that Man City has the power to attract big players, and it would attract further such names to the club.
The signing of Silva is expected to be followed by another big name, Yaya Toure from Barcelona, as Man City continues to splash the cash, while Jerome Boateng has already put pen to paper after agreeing to a transfer from Hamburg believed to be worth 11 million pounds.
On the other hand, Valencia would be making plans of making a few buys of their own in the transfer window. Following David Villa’s move to Barcelona, this is the 2nd big exit for them, and even though these two will leave a big void, the amount of cash they have gathered from the transfer may help them get some big names from Europe.
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