The arrival of N’Golo Kane from champions Leicester has also squeezed him out of contention in the defensive midfield role. Getty Images6Vincent Janssen will stand in for Spurs’ injured striker Harry KanePA:Press Assoc. Even Wayne Rooney, the captain, is feeling the pinch. That gave me the opportunity to fly in, and disguise my malicious intent as best as I could. When you have a year left, in January, you are allowed to talk to other clubs and sign a pre-contract or have an agreement. Getty Images11Old midfield partner Fernandinho has cemented his place in the sideGetty Images11Toure. Seluk told Radio Barcelona: “When Toure left the club to come to the City, Guardiola told him he was leaving to a s*** team. The highly-rated youngster?said: It was a weird feeling. A Blues insider said: What on earth are they doing sending get-well messages to our players on fax m. His first official game in charge was at Blackburn?Rovers?in early October 1996.