Some players win a trophy and think that they are on top of the world. The Blues midfielder – who has been at the club 11 years – is also in the last year of his contract at Stamford Bridge. His £89million world record fee — plus Mourinhos determination to sign him from Juventus — makes the midfielder untouchable. “The presence of Guardiola as a manager at City and the fact that it is a great club were very important factors in my final decision. While last term, he moved abroad for the first time with a season in Serie A at?Napoli, yielding just seven appearances. From what I gathered, Steven Gerrard agitated to get Liverpool to sign me in 2004, because he felt we had the potential to forge a partnership. ARSENE WENGER arrived like a breath of fresh air at Arsenal and English football as a whole. le year and broke the transfer record this summer with the £89million signing of Paul Pogba. According to the the midfielder’s agent, Guardiola dished out criticism of the Sky Blues ahead. Obviously, Im sad but, as I was telling the players, there is only one way.