Why the Likely Loss of Carlos Tevez This Summer Will Give Man City Their Greatest Transfer Headache This Summer, Especially Given the Form of Dzeko and the Ill Disciplined Balotelli

Carlos Tevez has been in inspired form this season for Manchester City by scoring 20 Premier League; two of which were scored last night in a 3-0 win against Stoke. The Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini now says that Tevez wants to stay at the club '" but how confident can he really be with the constant transfer speculation and the fact he submitted a transfer request earlier this season. Therefore, if he did move on in the summer; it would present Manchester City with a huge transfer headache especially considering the other expensive signings up front have yet to prove to be reliable.

Bosnia & Herzegovina striker Edin Dzeko came to the Premier League with a glowing reputation after performing very well in Germany with Wolfsburg. However, despite a transfer fee on £27m he has yet to demonstrate any sort of form in the Premier League and has so far only scored one goal in 14 appearances. However, there is some hope that he will come good bearing in mind that he has scored 4 further goals in the European competition and the FA Cup.

Mario Balotelli has adapted better to the Premier League and has managed to score 6 goals from 15 games. However, he has had his problems with injury and discipline since signing for Manchester City from Inter Milan for £24m in the summer. Balotelli has already been sent off in the Premier League against West Brom and in the Europa League in a game against Dynamo Kiev. Balotelli has shown an inflated ego and a petulant attitude in the past at Inter Milan. These things could cause trouble for Manchester City in the future, there is little doubt about his talent '" but can he be relied upon?

So if Tevez was to move on in the summer there would be a massive hole in the Man City attack and Mancini will need to decide how best to fill it; Keeping in mind that he will need a striker that can hit the ground running and not one that will need six months to settle in. Therefore, the obvious place to start looking is the Premier League itself; players like Dimitar Berbatov, Robin Van Persie and Didier Drogba spring to mind. But failing to get this transfer right could mean City lose ground on their top four rivals; it appears that convincing Tevez to stay is the best option.

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