It couldn't be, Zlatan?

Because of City's financial status, it seems that rumours are always swirling around that Khaldoon is about to shell out big bucks in order to land some hot new transfer target. This summer has been no different; Napoli's Edinson Cavani, Fiorentina's Stevan Jovetic, and P$G's infamous Zlatan Ibrahimovic have all been rumoured as big time goal scorers who are on their way to the Etihad. The train of thought, however, is that Jovetic is on his way to Chelsea (or Arsenal depending on the Higuain saga). Secondly, it appears that Cavani favours a move to the French capital over a move to Manchester. The question then becomes, how do P$G cope with two big money stars up front? Should Cavani prove the rumours and sign with the French side, how would newly appointed manager Laurent Blanc allot playing time to he and Zlatan. Would he split the time? Would he favor one over the other? Of course nobody knows the answer to this question, and that is exactly what has Ibrahimovic so riled up. Known for his massive ego, it is a definite that he would not enjoy sharing time with Cavani. If he were made to then the situation would surely end in another big money transfer for the Swede (it seems that the only person to move clubs more is Nicolas Anelka). The biggest problem with the rumour that he would end up at City is that he would be moving into the exact same situation he would have already tried to escape. In fact, he'd end up in an even worse situation than he was in in Paris. Aguero and Dzeko are proven scorers and pushing either completely out of the first team would be a difficult task for any striker, even Ibra. In conclusion, I just can't see Zlatan joining City at any point this summer or in the future. I don't think it makes sense logistically, and I think it would be irresponsible of City to pay so much for someone who will turn 32 in October. Even if he does come to Manchester, the problem for Pelligrini about distributing minutes to the strikers becomes even more difficult. That is a topic for another day though.



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