3 Things before the season starts

At the moments there's just a couple of days left before City kick off their season against West Bromwich and it shall be honored by bringing up three hot topics that are worth thinking about during theses coming days.

Will the new SAS conquer the Premier League?

Sterling's transition to the light blue part of Manchester has been well documented. But maybe it is the beginning of something special? 2013/14 season, Liverpool were close to winning the Premier League with their SAS (Suarez and Sturridge) and last season Barcelona won the Champions League with MSN (Messi, Suarez, Neymar). Perhaps it is time for the City to create success with their own version of SAS (Sterling, Aguero, Silva)?

Silva and Sterling has shown potential of a fine collaboration during the preseason. Silva benefits balls forward and Sterling running deep. If their collaboration has seen promising so far, what happens when we add Aguero? It could get interesting.

Will this season the beginning of the end for Kompany and Yaya?

Vincent Kompany and Yaya Toure have been two of the team's key players during the period that might possibly be City's most successful ever. But last season they were not up to par. Kompany is now 29 years old and critics argue that he has lost speed as he does not fit in Pellegrini high defensive line. Yaya is now 32 years, and last season he was severely criticized by both journalists and fans, especially when he seemed to lack the proper motivation. In fact, both key players need to perform the upcoming season if City are to have any chance of the title - and above all to silence their critics.

Is it finally time for young people to have the chance?

City during recent seasons have not been known to unleash the youngsters into the first team. But this season they might do just that. 20-year-old Jason Denayer is believed to be one of four central defenders in the squad, so he'll have a fighting chance. Worth pointing out is that Denayer recently signed a five year contract with City.

With Jovetic and Dzeko out, no striker seems to be close to be enlisted as their replacement, so perhaps this will be the season when 18-year-old Kelechi Iheanacho get the chance? In the current situation, it feels like the most likely option. It has also been speculated that the 19-year-old Marcos Lopes'll get the chance, but in the current situation it seems that his hottest option is a loan or a sale to a French club because he would otherwise have to compete with Silva, Sterling, Nasri, Navas and possibly De Bruyne.














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Manchester City's Transfer Window So Far

DONE DEALS:

Enes Unal

From Bursaspor
Presumed transfer fee £ 2 million
Position: Forward
(6/7) Enes Unal is an 18 year old Turkish striker who has scored four goals in 37 appearances for Bursaspors the first team. But mostly, he is known for his goal statistic at the youth level. For the Turkish U16 National Team, he has scored 24 goals in 25 matches and in the Turkish youth league he scored 170 goals in 102 matches! Now he is ready for City and probably he will belong to the EDS  team this season or go our on loan to a less competitive league.

David Faupala

From Lens
Presumed Transfer Fee: Free
Position: Forward
(10/7) Faupala is a 18 year old striker from France. He comes to City as a free transfer after his contract with Lens had expired. He has not done anything of note in the Lens first team, but he has been prominent in the youth team. However, he has played well and took a seat in the French U18 national team. The Frenchman will play in the EDS team.

Raheem Sterling

From: Liverpool
Presumed transfer fee £ 44 + 5 million
Position: Attacking Midfield/Winger
(14/7) After a spring of rumors, Sterling is now a City player and his contract runs for five years and he will wear jersey number 7. The price is the highest ever paid for an English player and City have never paid more for a player before. The 20 year old is an English international, so of course he will count as homegrown. Sterling has, despite his young age already been named player of the year at Liverpool twice and last year he won the coveted "Golden Boy" award. Pellegrini is very pleased with the transfer and he says that Sterling is one of the world's best offensive player. Sterling himself seems overjoyed after the transition: "The thing that impresses me most is the world-class level of our squad. We have a team capable of winning year in and year out. The more good players you have around you, the more chance you have to show your own class. Here at City, I have everything I need to reach the next level. ", he said.