But Etihad: Last News

Manchester City's hopes of signing Cristiano Ronaldo with just a 20 second phone call to the Portuguese superstar.The Premier League champions had been leading the race to land Ronaldo this summer, after it became clear he was leaving Juventus following a bust-up with the Italian outfit.City bosses held talks with Juve and Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes and were confident of landing the striker in a £25m deal.But Etihad chiefs were left stunned when it emerged neighbours Manchester United had stolen Ronaldo from under the noses - in one of the most stunning transfers in Premier League history.And it can be revealed that in the brief phone call Fergie made to Ronaldo, the former United boss ordered him not to go to City under any

Manchester City will not be held to ransom by Tottenham when it comes to signing Harry Kane.The Premier League champions have made the England captain their No.1 transfer target this summer and want him to replace club legend Sergio Aguero.But Etihad bosses have made it clear to Spurs chairman Daniel Levy that a fee of around £160m is out of the question.Reports claim this is the figure Levy is prepared to take for his prize asset, after accepting defeat in his bid to keep him at the London club.Kane is desperate to join City and start competing for the biggest prizes, after becoming disillusioned at Spurs.But while City chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak knows he will have to smash the club's transfer record - £63.7m paid for Ruben Diaz - to

Manchester City are bracing themselves for more positive cases of Covid-19 among players and staff that will leave their season in danger of being ruined.Pep Guardiola will discover tomorrow the results of further testing carried out on all his squad and support staff at the club's training ground car park.But Etihad bosses fear more positive cases, which would lead to Sunday's crunch showdown at Chelsea being called off and leave Guardiola facing a fixture pileup of damaging proportions.The news comes in the wake of the Premier League confirming 18 new positive Covid cases from the latest round of testing - the highest number since figures started being released in September.City have stepped up testing and those in the playing bubble will