Man City are closing in on another signing after it was reported that a fee had been agreed for Argentinian full-back Pablo Zabaleta. A sum of around £8 million has apparently been accepted by his club Espanyol.
The defender has just returned from a triumphant Olympics in Beijing with Argentina and is expected at Eastlands today to close the deal. What’s significant about this move from a fantasy perspective is that Zabaleta is right-sided and will operate at right-back or right midfield. With Wright-Phillips destined for a position on the right wing, it would seem that this signing could well displace Corluka at right full-back and perhaps see the Croatian depart the club after all.
Coluka is currently the most popular City defender in the Fantasy Premier League game and is owned by 12% of managers.