"We thought his deal was almost done" says Manchester City Pep

Manchester City Head Coach, Pep Guardiola has made his thought known as regards Italy International, Jorginho's proposed move to the Ettihad Stadium was almost done before a U-turn to Premier league rivals Chelsea.

The Former Napoli attacking midfielder's move to the Premier league was first orchestrated by the blue side of Manchester before the deal was later hijacked by the West Londoners to reunite with Former Napoli Boss Maurizio Sarri.

When asked about how close Manchester City come to signing the 26-year-old, Guardiola said "We were close but he decided to stay with Sarri.

"I have said it before that I want players who want to come here. He didn't want that. We tried, we believed it was done but at the last turn he decided on Chelsea.

"It's quite similar to Alexis Sanchez ( for whom City were beaten by Manchester United in January). Nothing to say but good luck at Chelsea. English football has an exceptional holding midfielder."

Pep suggested Jorginho could have made his decision known sooner.

"Maybe it was a bit late to announce that but if you decide you don't come, then don't come," he said.

"The blow would be to come here when he prefers Chelsea. Nobody put a gun to his head and said, 'You have to."

The Chelsea midfielder is expected to start Community shield game against Guardiola's City at the Wembley Stadium.

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Yakubu Dogara congratulates wife, Gimbiya, as she is a year older

Speaker of the house, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has congratulated his wife, Gimbiya, as she is a year older and the speaker has taken his time to shower some accolades on her. Dogara said"Happy birthday to Virtuous woman, the rock of my family and the love of my life. Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself as you continue to flourish like a palm tree bearing fruits in season and out of season." The wife of Bukola Saraki, Toyin Saraki, also congratulated Dogara's wife on her twitter account. She (Toyin) said"Happy Birthday to my dear sister, Mrs. Gimbiya- blessed to know you, even more blessed by your friendship. May all your years be blessed. Happy Eld too! Amen!

Job alert: Vacancy For A Senior Registrar At Careclick Technologies.

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Laurent Koscielny is leaving us to join Ligue 1 side Bordeaux, Club confirms.

The centre back has made 353 appearances for us since signing from Lorient in 2010. He was part of our Emirates FA Cup-winning squads in 2014, 2015 and 2017. Laurent, who started his career in the French second division at Guingamp in 2004, has played 51 matches for France and was entering the final year of his current contract with us. "We decided to sanction his move to Bordeaux once we agreed acceptable transfer terms. "We thank Laurent for his contribution to the club and wish him all the best for the future", Arsenal confirms. The Gunners have reportedly agreed £4.6million for their captain as they are set to sign Bordeaux defender, Dayot Upamecano. The transfer is subject to the completion of regulatory processes.

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