According to the Times, Manchester City are set to offer French midfielder Samir Nasri a new contract. The 26-year-old, whose contract expires next year, has been in scintillating form for the blues this season but was ruled out of action for 8 weeks after suffering a cruel knee injury at the hands of Newcastle's Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa. However, the Frenchman has been training as normal this week and could be back in City's starting eleven against Barcelona.
Another man who has joined Samir in training this week is Sergio Agüero. The Argentine limped off with a hamstring injury against Tottenham Hotspur last week but has made a surprisingly early return to the training ground according to Goal.com. With Fernandinho and Samir Nasri both making swift recoveries, the return of Agüero could see the blues line up with a full strength outfit against Champions League rivals Barcelona.
(The striker made a shock return to training on Wednesday and is believed to be recovering well)
The Daily Express report that the blues are interested in Marseille wonderkid Maxime Lopez. The 16-year-old is also attracting interest from Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal and the French club fear they will not be able to hold on to the midfielder come summer.
And finally, a huge congratulations to Manuel Pellegrini who has picked up back-to-back Manager of the Month trophies! The Chilean claimed the January award along with former City midfielder Adam Johnson who won the player award.
(The Manchester manager also won the award in December)
