City signing to antagonise United and other red-hot gossip

So impressed were Manchester City with Bayern Munich striker Ivica Olic in the German club’s Champions League win over their arch-rivals Manchester United, that they want buy the Croatia star. In a move that will surely antagonise their neighbours, City are ready to offer £30m for the player and team him up with Carlos Tevez in attack! Elsewhere, Mathieu Flamini has squashed speculation linking him with amove away from AC Milan to Lyon and Manchester City - saying he wants to remain with the Serie A giants; Tottenham are weighing up a move for Real Madrid midfielder Guti with the 33-year-old former Spain international expected to be available on a free transfer this summer; and Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will try to lure Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema to Old Trafford with the prospect of more regular first-team football.