Thanks to Thaksin ” Frank” Sinatra’s takeover of the club, Manchester City have improved by leaps and bounds, and Sven Goran Eriksson’s boys might even upset the applecart by making it to Europe this season. A finish in the top six would do, but if they do make it to the top four and break the hegemony of the CALM group ( Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Man Utd), then we could see the beginning of a new future in English football.
A time when Everton, Portsmouth, City and Newcastle start to give the big four a run for their money. Thaksin’s large pockets have enabled Eriksson to make some interesting signings after taking over as coach- Elano, Corluka, Bianchi and Petrov for example. City have even been associated with the likes of Adriano, and have managed to snap up Nery Castillo on a year long loan deal. And while on the matter of Adriano, it is his teammate at Inter that Eriksson would pay ” any price ” for. Yes folks, the man that we are talking about is Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Eriksson was Lazio manager betweeen 1997 and 2001. Mancini now coaches Inter Milan, but was also associated with Lazio for a few years.
And in this article at Goal.com, Eriksson praises Mancini, and reveals his admiration for the Swedish striker.
“I’ve said to Mancini that if he gets bored of Ibra he should send him here as I would pay any price.â€
Will the former Ajax and Malmo forward come to England and join the likes of Svensson, Lundekvam and Anti Niemi in the list of Swedish players to have played in the Premier League ? Maybe not now, but it is a possibility in the future.