Manchester City linked with Italy midfielder Gattuso

According to Daily Mirror: Italian hard man Rino Gattuso is ready to quit AC Milan – and expects to sign for Manchester City in the transfer window.

The 31-year-old midfield ‘enforcer’ is looking to leave Serie A in a bid to get into his country’s World Cup squad and has told pals he is lined up for Mark Hughes’s top-four contenders.

Gattuso speaks English from his time with Glasgow Rangers and his tough-tackling style is suited to the Premier League as he makes his shock attempt to get out of Milan.

The fiery star, who has been with Milan for a decade, is not seeing eye-to-eye with coach Leonardo. He believes he will be allowed out on loan with a view to a full-time move.

Gattuso has been struggling with a knee injury for the past year but feels he has fit – despite being rushed back at the end of last season which caused the row inside the San Siro.

City are looking to add to their squad for the second half of the season and have been alerted about Gattuso’s availability.

Gattuso is known for his fierce commitment and driving style, qualities City have been lacking recent weeks.

And the tough little character would also have the added incentive of proving himself to Marcello Lippi and getting his place in the World Cup squad for South Africa next summer.

Gattuso already has a World Cup winners medal – famously celebrated by running round the pitch without his shorts – and two Champions League gongs.

But he privately admits that his time is up with Leonardo in charge at Milan and his sights set on the City switch instead. Now it is down to the clubs to sort out figures in the next few weeks.

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Posted by Bilal Sulehri on Nov 18 2009. Filed under Football. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry