The last few January windows have usually marked some big money signings like Edin Dzeko or Nigel De Jong. In fact since Shiekh Mansour arrived, usually it tended to mean at least 3 signings as City strengthened the squad as they pushed for European qualification. It's widely accepted City do have a very strong if not the strongest squad in the league so why is it such a shock to Sky?
It could well be simply because City do have the money they are expected to buy for the sake of buying and whilst freshening up a squad it sometimes can take away some momentum as the new players bed into the team and for that reason with City proudly top of the Premier League Roberto Mancini has decided to leave any deals till the summer when that bedding in can be done over the pre season, as buying for buying sake can be dangerous as a look at City's past will tell you. Rodney Marsh is rumoured to blame his own arrival for costing City the title when he arrived in the March the club were 4 points clear at the top of the old Division One, his different style of play he felt made a difference as City were pipped to the title by Derby.
One thing it does do is give the vote of confidence that Mancini believes his current squad is good enough in the final push towards Premier League glory.
Certainly once the African Cup Of Nations finishes City will get back Ivorians Yaya and Kolo Toure to give options in midfield and defence and that could also be part of the reasons behind Mancini's thinking. Certainly Yaya had been in great form and Kolo was showing his class with every passing game it will be like getting two new signings. The whole thing is a none story really but because it involves Manchester City it becomes something bigger.
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