Manchester City’s manager Roberto Mancini is not showing any sign of stopping just yet. He continues to sign great players from all around the world. After a recently-closed deal to sign David Silva from Valencia, Mancini is now finalizing a deal with Lazio and plan to bring Aleksandar Kolarov to City this season. Aleksandar Kolarov is known as Serbia’s Roberto Carlos for all the right reason; he has the ability to strengthen the team’s defensive line as well as support attacks with powerful kicks when necessary.

It was also Aleksandar Kolarov who helped Serbia won the match against Germany in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Many critiques believe that it was that particular performance that attracts Mancini into signing the 24-year-old player. The £16 million transfer is a done deal, and Kolarov will indeed play for Manchester City starting this season.

Manchester City’s record breaking transfers is now totaling at £75 million after signing David Silva, Yaya Toure and Jerome Boateng. Both Siva and Toure cost £24 million; Silva was brought to City from Valencia, while Toure was transferred from Barcelona. Boateng, on the other hand, is brought to Manchester City with a transfer deal of £11 million.

With so many interesting players joining Manchester City, it is only natural that this Premier League team will be much more competitive against larger teams with higher spending budget. We will definitely see just how much improved the team is when Manchester City faces Tottenham at the beginning of this season’s Premier League.