themanchestereveningnews--2020-09-13--Former undercover cop claims freemasons ruined his life

For years , questions have been asked about the relationship between Freemasonry and police .
As recently as 2018 , the then-retiring head of the Police Federation , Steve White , said he suspected Lodge members were obstructing reform from within police services .
And in the 1980s , a decade when Freemasonry 's influence on policing , the judiciary and local government came under intense scrutiny , a high-profile scandal raised the question of Masonic influence on Greater Manchester Police .
That was the so-called Stalker Affair - in which John Stalker , a veteran detective who rose to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Greater Manchester Police , was accused of associating with criminals , including members of the city 's notorious 'Quality Street Gang ' .
At the time , Stalker was two years into an inquiry he was heading into allegations that the Royal Ulster Constabulary had used a 'shoot to kill ' policy in Northern Ireland .
The late Mr Stalker strongly denied , and was later cleared of allegations that he fraternised with gangsters .
Speculation swirled in the media that the well-respected officer had been the victim of smear campaign - orchestrated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - as a result of his work in Northern Ireland .
This claim was strongly denied by the Freemasons , who raise millions for good causes every year , and define themselves as a social group which merely encourages self-improvement in a spirit of respect , integrity , friendship and charitable giving .
But now , a new book has raised questions about the influence of the brotherhood within Greater Manchester Police in the more recent past .
And it 's penned by Garry Rogers , a man who was one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alleges that he was subject a conspiracy orchestrated by fellow officers who were Freemasons ... after he was suspected of blowing the whistle on a corrupt officer who was a Lodge member .
In a statement , the United Grand Lodge of England , the national governing body for Freemasonry told the M.E.N : “ Every few years a retired policeman re-hashes some tired old allegations in order to sell a few more copies of their ‘ new ’ book . ''
On Tuesday July 27th 2004 Detective Constable Garry Rogers took the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House , then GMP 's HQ in Stretford .
His 9am meeting was with Michael Todd , the force 's new , charismatic Chief Constable .
`` ( Todd ) said straightaway that it appeared to him that I had been the victim of 'some kind of corrupt Masonic influence within CID ' and that this would never happen now he was in charge , '' Garry recalls .
`` He also said that those officers who were involved had left under a cloud .
`` I had been banging on for eight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and they were all here when I tried to tell the force - but no one was interested when they could have actually done something . ''
In 2008 , Chief Constable Todd would be found dead near the summit of Snowdonia .
His death turned the spotlight on his private life and the culture within the force .
That summer meeting he had with Garry Rogers , some four years earlier , went to the heart of entirely unrelated , but equally concerning questions about elements of the culture within the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which he served with GMP 's Covert Operations Unit , Garry Rogers found the work suited his temperament perfectly .
That of a 'lone wolf ' ; streetwise , quick-witted , dogged .
He was uninterested in the nights out and works dos .
His biggest buzz came from creating a persona he could bury himself in .
That made him a formidable undercover cop .
In a five year period , he helped put away more than 100 criminals , variously posing as a football hooligan during the iconic Italia '90 World @ @ @ @ @ @ @ addict , and even a killer .
But that career unravelled in a way that drove him to suicidal despair .
His luck began to turn in 1994 .
A golden rule for an undercover cop is that you never use the same false identity - known as a legend - twice .
But time pressures meant Garry 's bosses had to break the strictest rule and use the same legend twice - a gamble which went badly wrong .
The first time the detective used the identity 'Garry Quinn ' was in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was that of a Maserati-driving buyer of stolen goods , intended to win the trust of a prolific gang of ram-raiders based in Leigh .
The operation was successful but there was no time to rest .
Operation Bluebell came straight after .
Police were determined to bust an ecstasy and heroin supply line from Spain , and had to move fast .
Garry again used the 'Garry Quinn ' legend , this time to infiltrate a crime family allegedly linked to Manchester 's infamous Quality Street Gang .
Bluebell came to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seizure of a dozen guns , ammunition , drugs , and cash .
But then another serious error was made .
The prisoners from both Bluebell and Vixen were put on remand at Strangeways - and began to talk .
It became clear to them that the same undercover officer had brought them all down .
This compromised an informant from Operation Bluebell , and he had to leave the country .
Months later , Garry found a letter in drawer saying he would have leave the undercover unit .
The reasons why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his drawer the same month .
It was marked 'Strictly Confidential ' , and was from the then Detective Chief Inspector who led Garry 's department , to another senior officer .
Leaked to Garry by a loyal colleague , the letter said Garry had been allowed to carry out undercover operations for too long , was over-exposed , and the department was now in a position where they did not know what to do with him .
Even worse , it said intelligence said some of the defendants in Bluebell had commissioned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to find out who the undercover officers were that had nailed them and where they lived .
Garry feared for safety of himself and his family .
But his spirits lifted when , soon after , Merseyside Police asked GMP if they could use him for undercover work .
GMP turned down the request .
And in February 1995 , his head 'in bits ' after giving evidence in the two trials that followed Bluebell and Vixen , he went off work with stress .
Garry had ballooned to 17 stone while working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case criminal .
But then the weight 'fell off ' , alarmingly , as his mental health deteriorated .
`` I was prescribed Prozac for depression , referred to Wythenshawe Hospital and diagnosed with PTSD .
I would jump out of bed at night and hid in cupboards to 'escape ' '' , he said .
Garry then learnt that the head of the Covert Operations department , the DCI who had described him as 'over-exposed ' , had been moved from the unit too .
The DCI 's removal was triggered by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Steve Panter , then crime reporter at the Manchester Evening News , making allegations of corruption .
This is where Garry 's suspicions of Masonic influence come in .
He believes that he was suspected of being the whistleblower against the DCI , an alleged Freemason who would subsequently be convicted of fraud .
Garry 's achievements in his career were of the kind routinely rewarded with Chief Constable 's commendations and Queen 's Police Medals .
But Garry believes that after he came under suspicion as a whistleblower , he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ derailing his career as a detective and preventing his achievements in policing from ever being recognised , orchestrated by Freemasons inside GMP .
Garry watched , becoming embittered , as colleagues from undercover operations got commendations and a Queen 's Police Medal , while he did n't , even though he had held more responsibility , or been placed at more risk than them .
He found himself working in the windowless basement of Chester House , then GMP headquarters , working with the video processing unit , bristling with anger at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He began a grievance procedure which would last years - taping meetings with very senior cops as he tried to find out why he had been sidelined , even writing to John Stevens , then the head of Her Majesty 's Inspectorate of Police , and the then-Home Secretary , Jack Straw , asking why his achievements had not been recognised .
`` This was about a whole series of decisions and actions that from my perspective , seemed to be part of a co-ordinated effect to either discredit me , silence me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all up , '' he says .
Eventually , in 1998 , GMP paid Garry £8,000 in damages .
But that was purely for the failure to put proper procedures in place for his re-integration from undercover policing , and no admission of any other alleged wrongdoing .
But , further vindication came that year , when , years after Garry should have got it , a letter arrived from the Home Office , saying he would be getting the Queen 's Police Medal after all - for his 'distinguished ' service on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` I felt euphoric as the huge levels of stress I had been carrying around with me for years started to melt , '' Garry says .
But , he added : `` No one was willing or able to tell me what had been going on .
In my mind it had all been a cover up . ''
Garry received the QPM from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace in 1999 - three years after his partner in the operation got his .
He believes it was a belated attempt to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the career of the DCI who he blames for his ordeal ended in disgrace .
He had been seconded to a force in Australia to help clean up its corruption and poor performance .
But his contract was terminated after questions were raised about private use of police cars , expense claims , and taxes , and in 2002 , after returning to Manchester , he was arrested .
He later admitted fraud , and was convicted with a car dealer co-accused , of charges relating to car loans being offered to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over a five year period .
He was punished with a £5,000 fine and tens of thousands in court costs .
`` This is the man , who along with his cronies inside the job and The Lodge , ruined my career in the police .
On this occasion they could n't save him , '' Garry says .
Soon afterwards , Garry says , Det Supt Don Brown , the late head of the Y Department , which investigated corrupt cops , told him that he was the target of a some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apologised on behalf of the force .
That was followed by Chief Constable Michael Todd making admissions to him that he had been victim of 'corrupt Masonic influence ' in GMP , Garry says .
Meanwhile , in 2005 , the M.E.N saw a letter in which Vince Sweeney , then an assistant chief constable with GMP , accepted that someone senior to Garry 'effectively halted the progress of his recommendation ' for the Queen 's Police Medal .
That year the M.E.N approached Garry 's former DCI , the alleged Freemason who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him if he had been involved .
He said the claims were 'rubbish ' - and dismissed Garry as ' a legend in his own lunchtime . '
By that time Garry had discovered something else - a brown envelope .
Its contents gave him all the proof he needed that he was the victim of a enemies within GMP .
Having asked to see his personal file , he found the envelope marked `` Only to be opened by divisional or branch commander . ''
It was a memo from a Superintendent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ M.E.N .
has seen .
`` The memo said I was 'paranoid ' , and was under investigation - none of which was true .
`` It confirmed for me that the fact I was being blamed for the anonymous letters had resulted in my QPM being shredded and commendations being 'lost ' or labelled not worthy of anything , '' Garry says .
On March 31st 2005 Garry was retired from GMP on ill health grounds after 28 years service .
The former Salford Grammar pupil had joined as a 16-year-old cadet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his career did he finally get referred by the force to an expert in PTSD .
The condition had left him with a hatred of police , short tempered , and depressed - putting huge strain on his marriage and family .
An eminent professor concluded that his PTSD did not stem from operational undercover work but dated back to 1995 and the way he was exposed by his department and then treated by the force .
`` It was n't caused by my police work , but by events orchestrated by corrupt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ruined my career and more importantly my life , for what ? ''
Gary says .
He added : `` The anger will never go away .
I had an exemplary career and did a job that not all police officers could do .
This counted for nothing . ''
`` I truly believe that GMP should have investigated the alleged Masonic influence , '' Garry adds .
`` At the height of my depression I had seriously contemplated suicide .
I came up against one brick wall after another .
`` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But I do believe that police officers should not be members of The Lodge as there is a conflict of interest which has raised its head on numerous occasions in the past - in relation to promotions for example . ''
Garry , still married , and a father of three , rebuilt his life by working for the North West Ambulance Service transporting patients to hospital , and later for the NHS .
`` I do n't regret going into the police , and if I had my time over again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can only hope that the GMP force today has a very different attitude to anyone brave enough to blow the whistle on corruption , '' he says .
Greater Manchester Police were contacted by the Manchester Evening News but the force declined to comment on the story .
A spokesperson for The United Grand Lodge of England told the M.E.N : `` These allegations were last made by Garry in 2018 and refer to hearsay and speculation over a quarter of a century old .
We aren ’ t aware of any investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ English Freemasons have in the last four months provided more than 300,000 meals for the vulnerable ; donated 3,000 tonnes of food to local foodbanks , provided tens of thousands of items of PPE to hospitals and care homes , donated more than 1,000 computer tablets to hospitals to keep relatives in touch with their loved ones during lockdown and donated thousands of pounds to women ’ s refuges up and down the country to support the victims of domestic abuse .
`` Last year they raised over £42m for charity .
Freemasonry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Charity , and has been quietly getting on with making society , and our members better for over three centuries .
We wish Garry the best with his book sales.
” Garry 's book , with Keith Potter , Undercover Policing and The Corruption Within is published on October 30th .

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For years, questions have been asked about the relationship between Freemasonry and police.
As recently as 2018, the then-retiring head of the Police Federation, Steve White, said he suspected Lodge members were obstructing reform from within police services.
And in the 1980s, a decade when Freemasonry's influence on policing, the judiciary and local government came under intense scrutiny, a high-profile scandal raised the question of Masonic influence on Greater Manchester Police.
That was the so-called Stalker Affair - in which John Stalker, a veteran detective who rose to the ranks of Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, was accused of associating with criminals, including members of the city's notorious 'Quality Street Gang'.
At the time, Stalker was two years into an inquiry he was heading into allegations that the Royal Ulster Constabulary had used a 'shoot to kill' policy in Northern Ireland.
The late Mr Stalker strongly denied, and was later cleared of allegations that he fraternised with gangsters. Speculation swirled in the media that the well-respected officer had been the victim of smear campaign - orchestrated by Masons within GMP and the RUC - as a result of his work in Northern Ireland.
This claim was strongly denied by the Freemasons, who raise millions for good causes every year, and define themselves as a social group which merely encourages self-improvement in a spirit of respect, integrity, friendship and charitable giving.
But now, a new book has raised questions about the influence of the brotherhood within Greater Manchester Police in the more recent past.
And it's penned by Garry Rogers, a man who was one of the force's boldest undercover officers. He alleges that he was subject a conspiracy orchestrated by fellow officers who were Freemasons...after he was suspected of blowing the whistle on a corrupt officer who was a Lodge member.
In a statement, the United Grand Lodge of England, the national governing body for Freemasonry told the M.E.N: “Every few years a retired policeman re-hashes some tired old allegations in order to sell a few more copies of their ‘new’ book."
On Tuesday July 27th 2004 Detective Constable Garry Rogers took the lift to the 11th floor of Chester House, then GMP's HQ in Stretford.
His 9am meeting was with Michael Todd, the force's new, charismatic Chief Constable.
"(Todd) said straightaway that it appeared to him that I had been the victim of 'some kind of corrupt Masonic influence within CID' and that this would never happen now he was in charge," Garry recalls.
"He also said that those officers who were involved had left under a cloud.
"I had been banging on for eight years about what had been going on, and they were all here when I tried to tell the force - but no one was interested when they could have actually done something."
In 2008, Chief Constable Todd would be found dead near the summit of Snowdonia. His death turned the spotlight on his private life and the culture within the force.
That summer meeting he had with Garry Rogers, some four years earlier, went to the heart of entirely unrelated, but equally concerning questions about elements of the culture within the force.
In the five years with which he served with GMP's Covert Operations Unit, Garry Rogers found the work suited his temperament perfectly. That of a 'lone wolf'; streetwise, quick-witted, dogged. He was uninterested in the nights out and works dos. His biggest buzz came from creating a persona he could bury himself in.
That made him a formidable undercover cop. In a five year period, he helped put away more than 100 criminals, variously posing as a football hooligan during the iconic Italia '90 World Cup, a gangster, a drug addict, and even a killer.
But that career unravelled in a way that drove him to suicidal despair.
(Image: ABNM Photography)
His luck began to turn in 1994.
A golden rule for an undercover cop is that you never use the same false identity - known as a legend - twice.
But time pressures meant Garry's bosses had to break the strictest rule and use the same legend twice - a gamble which went badly wrong.
The first time the detective used the identity 'Garry Quinn' was in an operation called Vixen. The persona was that of a Maserati-driving buyer of stolen goods, intended to win the trust of a prolific gang of ram-raiders based in Leigh.
The operation was successful but there was no time to rest. Operation Bluebell came straight after.
Police were determined to bust an ecstasy and heroin supply line from Spain, and had to move fast. Garry again used the 'Garry Quinn' legend, this time to infiltrate a crime family allegedly linked to Manchester's infamous Quality Street Gang.
Bluebell came to a successful end with several arrests and the seizure of a dozen guns, ammunition, drugs, and cash.
But then another serious error was made. The prisoners from both Bluebell and Vixen were put on remand at Strangeways - and began to talk.
It became clear to them that the same undercover officer had brought them all down. This compromised an informant from Operation Bluebell, and he had to leave the country.
Months later, Garry found a letter in drawer saying he would have leave the undercover unit.
The reasons why became clearer when a letter appeared in his drawer the same month. It was marked 'Strictly Confidential', and was from the then Detective Chief Inspector who led Garry's department, to another senior officer.
Leaked to Garry by a loyal colleague, the letter said Garry had been allowed to carry out undercover operations for too long, was over-exposed, and the department was now in a position where they did not know what to do with him.
Even worse, it said intelligence said some of the defendants in Bluebell had commissioned a private investigators' firm from Stockport to find out who the undercover officers were that had nailed them and where they lived.
Garry feared for safety of himself and his family. But his spirits lifted when, soon after, Merseyside Police asked GMP if they could use him for undercover work.
GMP turned down the request. And in February 1995, his head 'in bits' after giving evidence in the two trials that followed Bluebell and Vixen, he went off work with stress.
Garry had ballooned to 17 stone while working undercover, fitting the image of hard case criminal. But then the weight 'fell off', alarmingly, as his mental health deteriorated.
"I was prescribed Prozac for depression, referred to Wythenshawe Hospital and diagnosed with PTSD. I would jump out of bed at night and hid in cupboards to 'escape'", he said.
Garry then learnt that the head of the Covert Operations department, the DCI who had described him as 'over-exposed', had been moved from the unit too.
The DCI's removal was triggered by anonymous letters - sent to GMP, and Steve Panter, then crime reporter at the Manchester Evening News, making allegations of corruption.
This is where Garry's suspicions of Masonic influence come in.
He believes that he was suspected of being the whistleblower against the DCI, an alleged Freemason who would subsequently be convicted of fraud.
Garry's achievements in his career were of the kind routinely rewarded with Chief Constable's commendations and Queen's Police Medals.
But Garry believes that after he came under suspicion as a whistleblower, he was targeted by a conspiracy, aimed at derailing his career as a detective and preventing his achievements in policing from ever being recognised, orchestrated by Freemasons inside GMP.
Garry watched, becoming embittered, as colleagues from undercover operations got commendations and a Queen's Police Medal, while he didn't, even though he had held more responsibility, or been placed at more risk than them.
He found himself working in the windowless basement of Chester House, then GMP headquarters, working with the video processing unit, bristling with anger at the way he had been frozen out.
He began a grievance procedure which would last years - taping meetings with very senior cops as he tried to find out why he had been sidelined, even writing to John Stevens, then the head of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Police, and the then-Home Secretary, Jack Straw, asking why his achievements had not been recognised.
"This was about a whole series of decisions and actions that from my perspective, seemed to be part of a co-ordinated effect to either discredit me, silence me, or persuade me to give it all up," he says.
Eventually, in 1998, GMP paid Garry £8,000 in damages. But that was purely for the failure to put proper procedures in place for his re-integration from undercover policing, and no admission of any other alleged wrongdoing.
But, further vindication came that year, when, years after Garry should have got it, a letter arrived from the Home Office, saying he would be getting the Queen's Police Medal after all - for his 'distinguished' service on a drug dealing operation in Moss Side.
"I felt euphoric as the huge levels of stress I had been carrying around with me for years started to melt," Garry says.
But, he added: "No one was willing or able to tell me what had been going on. In my mind it had all been a cover up."
Garry received the QPM from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace in 1999 - three years after his partner in the operation got his. He believes it was a belated attempt to redress previous wrongs against him.
Meanwhile, the career of the DCI who he blames for his ordeal ended in disgrace. He had been seconded to a force in Australia to help clean up its corruption and poor performance.
But his contract was terminated after questions were raised about private use of police cars, expense claims, and taxes, and in 2002, after returning to Manchester, he was arrested.
He later admitted fraud, and was convicted with a car dealer co-accused, of charges relating to car loans being offered to serving GMP officers at favourable rates, over a five year period.
He was punished with a £5,000 fine and tens of thousands in court costs.
"This is the man, who along with his cronies inside the job and The Lodge, ruined my career in the police. On this occasion they couldn't save him," Garry says.
Soon afterwards, Garry says, Det Supt Don Brown, the late head of the Y Department, which investigated corrupt cops, told him that he was the target of a some kind of 'Masonic conspiracy', and apologised on behalf of the force.
That was followed by Chief Constable Michael Todd making admissions to him that he had been victim of 'corrupt Masonic influence' in GMP, Garry says.
Meanwhile, in 2005, the M.E.N saw a letter in which Vince Sweeney, then an assistant chief constable with GMP, accepted that someone senior to Garry 'effectively halted the progress of his recommendation' for the Queen's Police Medal.
That year the M.E.N approached Garry's former DCI, the alleged Freemason who was convicted of fraud, and asked him if he had been involved. He said the claims were 'rubbish' - and dismissed Garry as 'a legend in his own lunchtime.'
By that time Garry had discovered something else - a brown envelope. Its contents gave him all the proof he needed that he was the victim of a enemies within GMP.
Having asked to see his personal file, he found the envelope marked "Only to be opened by divisional or branch commander."
It was a memo from a Superintendent to another senior officer, which the M.E.N. has seen.
"The memo said I was 'paranoid', and was under investigation - none of which was true.
"It confirmed for me that the fact I was being blamed for the anonymous letters had resulted in my QPM being shredded and commendations being 'lost' or labelled not worthy of anything," Garry says.
On March 31st 2005 Garry was retired from GMP on ill health grounds after 28 years service. The former Salford Grammar pupil had joined as a 16-year-old cadet.
Only in the final months of his career did he finally get referred by the force to an expert in PTSD.
The condition had left him with a hatred of police, short tempered, and depressed - putting huge strain on his marriage and family.
An eminent professor concluded that his PTSD did not stem from operational undercover work but dated back to 1995 and the way he was exposed by his department and then treated by the force.
"It wasn't caused by my police work, but by events orchestrated by corrupt and vindictive elements within GMP, who ruined my career and more importantly my life, for what?" Gary says.
He added: "The anger will never go away. I had an exemplary career and did a job that not all police officers could do. This counted for nothing."
"I truly believe that GMP should have investigated the alleged Masonic influence," Garry adds.
"At the height of my depression I had seriously contemplated suicide. I came up against one brick wall after another.
"I am not against members of the Masons. But I do believe that police officers should not be members of The Lodge as there is a conflict of interest which has raised its head on numerous occasions in the past - in relation to promotions for example."
Garry, still married, and a father of three, rebuilt his life by working for the North West Ambulance Service transporting patients to hospital, and later for the NHS.
"I don't regret going into the police, and if I had my time over again I would still join up. I can only hope that the GMP force today has a very different attitude to anyone brave enough to blow the whistle on corruption," he says.
Greater Manchester Police were contacted by the Manchester Evening News but the force declined to comment on the story.
A spokesperson for The United Grand Lodge of England told the M.E.N: "These allegations were last made by Garry in 2018 and refer to hearsay and speculation over a quarter of a century old. We aren’t aware of any investigation that has found any wrongdoing.
“English Freemasons have in the last four months provided more than 300,000 meals for the vulnerable; donated 3,000 tonnes of food to local foodbanks, provided tens of thousands of items of PPE to hospitals and care homes, donated more than 1,000 computer tablets to hospitals to keep relatives in touch with their loved ones during lockdown and donated thousands of pounds to women’s refuges up and down the country to support the victims of domestic abuse.
"Last year they raised over £42m for charity. Freemasonry is about Integrity, Respect, Friendship and Charity, and has been quietly getting on with making society, and our members better for over three centuries. We wish Garry the best with his book sales.”
Garry's book, with Keith Potter, Undercover Policing and The Corruption Within is published on October 30th.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-09-13--Mbappe 'tells PSG he wants to leave' and more Man City transfer rumours

Kylian Mbappe has told Paris-Saint Germain that he wants to leave the club next summer , according to reports .
PSG made Mbappe the second most expensive player in history when they signed him from Monaco in 2018 and they have been well rewarded for their investment .
The 21-year-old has become one of the best players in the world in Paris and has netted 90 goals , as well as a further 51 assists , for the club in just 124 games .
However , following their defeat in the Champions League final to Bayern Munich , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Parisians that he plans to further his career elsewhere and leave at the end of the season .
The report does n't list Manchester City as a potential destination - instead noting Real Madrid , Bracelona , Liverpool and Manchester United - but it 's difficult to imagine that the Blues wo n't be a part of the conversation should the World Cup winner depart .
City have tried signing Mbappe in the past , he is a player who is loved by manager Pep Guardiola and they are one of the few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be able to pull off a deal .
They may also be in the market for a new striker next summer , as all time top goal scorer Sergio Aguero 's contract is currently set to expire in 2021 .
However , Lionel Messi may also finally be available on a free and City may decide to target him instead .
Meanwhile , Napoli are reportedly eyeing former City man Jason Denayer to replace Kalidou Koulibaly .
Koulibaly is City 's top target this summer as they look to further strengthen their defensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
According to The Sun , the Serie A side are weighing up a £22.5million offer for the Lyon defender which , coincidentally , would see City earn £4.5million due to a sell-on clause that was inserted in the deal when he was sold two years ago .

Kylian Mbappe has told Paris-Saint Germain that he wants to leave the club next summer, according to reports.
PSG made Mbappe the second most expensive player in history when they signed him from Monaco in 2018 and they have been well rewarded for their investment.
The 21-year-old has become one of the best players in the world in Paris and has netted 90 goals, as well as a further 51 assists, for the club in just 124 games.
However, following their defeat in the Champions League final to Bayern Munich, according to The Times, Mbappe has told the Parisians that he plans to further his career elsewhere and leave at the end of the season.
The report doesn't list Manchester City as a potential destination - instead noting Real Madrid, Bracelona, Liverpool and Manchester United - but it's difficult to imagine that the Blues won't be a part of the conversation should the World Cup winner depart.
City have tried signing Mbappe in the past, he is a player who is loved by manager Pep Guardiola and they are one of the few clubs who have the financial muscle to be able to pull off a deal.
They may also be in the market for a new striker next summer, as all time top goal scorer Sergio Aguero's contract is currently set to expire in 2021. However, Lionel Messi may also finally be available on a free and City may decide to target him instead.
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Meanwhile, Napoli are reportedly eyeing former City man Jason Denayer to replace Kalidou Koulibaly.
Koulibaly is City's top target this summer as they look to further strengthen their defensive options following the arrival of Nathan Ake.
According to The Sun, the Serie A side are weighing up a £22.5million offer for the Lyon defender which, coincidentally, would see City earn £4.5million due to a sell-on clause that was inserted in the deal when he was sold two years ago.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-09-13--Mbappe 'interested in Man United and wants PSG exit' plus more rumours

Kylian Mbappe has told Paris Saint-Germain that he wants to leave the club next year with Manchester United among clubs he is interested in joining , according to reports .
Mbappe has developed into one of the world 's best footballers at PSG following his big money transfer from Monaco in 2018 and has scored 90 goals for the club in just 124 games , as well as providing 51 assists .
However , according to The Times , the World Cup winner has informed the Parisians , who are desperate to keep him and have offered multiple new contracts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end of the season , to further his career .
It 's claimed that Real Madrid , who opted against spending big this summer in light of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic , and Barcelona , who could still lose Lionel Messi next year , are both interested in signing Mbappe .
The report also details Mbappe 's admiration for Premier League champions Liverpool and adds that a close friend of the Frenchman claims that his 'interest in English football also extends to Manchester United . '
PSG 's signing of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in football history and his contract does n't expire until 2022 , so any transfer will come at a hefty price .
With United hoping to sign Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho in a deal which will likely cost north of a £100million , a move for Mbappe seems highly unlikely .
Meanwhile , Portuguese media outlet A Bola reports that agent Pini Zahavi is keen to engineer an Alex Telles transfer from Porto to Old Trafford .
United are monitoring left-backs Sergio Reguilon of Real Madrid and Dynamo Kiev 's Vitaliy Mykolenko @ @ @ @ @ @ @ position and Telles has also been heavily linked .
It is claimed that the noted representative sees a ‘ window of opportunity ’ for the left-back to move to United .

Kylian Mbappe has told Paris Saint-Germain that he wants to leave the club next year with Manchester United among clubs he is interested in joining, according to reports.
Mbappe has developed into one of the world's best footballers at PSG following his big money transfer from Monaco in 2018 and has scored 90 goals for the club in just 124 games, as well as providing 51 assists.
However, according to The Times, the World Cup winner has informed the Parisians, who are desperate to keep him and have offered multiple new contracts, he intends to leave at the end of the season, to further his career.
It's claimed that Real Madrid, who opted against spending big this summer in light of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and Barcelona, who could still lose Lionel Messi next year, are both interested in signing Mbappe.
The report also details Mbappe's admiration for Premier League champions Liverpool and adds that a close friend of the Frenchman claims that his 'interest in English football also extends to Manchester United.'
PSG's signing of Mbappe is the second most expensive transfer in football history and his contract doesn't expire until 2022, so any transfer will come at a hefty price.
With United hoping to sign Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho in a deal which will likely cost north of a £100million, a move for Mbappe seems highly unlikely.
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Meanwhile, Portuguese media outlet A Bola reports that agent Pini Zahavi is keen to engineer an Alex Telles transfer from Porto to Old Trafford.
United are monitoring left-backs Sergio Reguilon of Real Madrid and Dynamo Kiev's Vitaliy Mykolenko this summer due to uncertainty in the position and Telles has also been heavily linked.
It is claimed that the noted representative sees a ‘window of opportunity’ for the left-back to move to United.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-09-13--Life inside Seven Sisters, the tower blocks hit with a frightening warning

Some of the 500-plus residents of Rochdale 's Landmark Seven Sisters flats have spoken of their fears about the state of the buildings after a survey uncovered a potential fire risk .
The landlord , Rochdale Boroughwide Housing ( RBH ) , plans to demolish four of the seven towers on College Bank within the next six years .
However , as tenants leave those buildings the landlord 's surveyors have been able to conduct more thorough annual examinations , including inside the walls .
And they have uncovered problems with exterior panels fitted in the late 1990s which they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between flats on the same floor .
New evacuation procedures have been implemented and the landlord has recruited a company to monitor the buildings round-the-clock in case of a fire .
A man , 58 , died following a fire at a fifth-floor flat there in September last year .
When the M.E.N .
spoke to residents earlier this week , all agreed the building was in a poor stare generally - but they were split on whether it was safe following the latest development from the landlord .
Of the 772 flats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around 500 are currently occupied – most by a single tenant .
The focus has fallen on tower blocks across the country - particularly the cladding fitted to the outside of many of them - since the Grenfell Tower disaster in London claimed the lives of 72 people .
Sandra Lamb , 74 , said : `` It 's an absolute disgrace .
I ca n't believe it , after what 's gone on in London .
Just look at the state of the building , look at the state of the bins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my block a few months ago .
They were druggies .
Someone left a candle burning and left a window open and it set fire to the flat .
`` There are people in wheelchairs and walking frames .
This will frighten people , especially the elderly who do n't want to move .
It 's really , really frightening .
Something could happen .
`` These places could be done up .
People are short of somewhere to live . ''
Another resident , who did not want to be identified , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we 're worried about ' .
`` I 'm more worried about other things going on around here , '' she said .
`` They know who causes the problems but they wo n't kick them out .
We get people trying doors in the middle of the night .
It 's horrible .
I 've rung up to complain god knows how many times and nothing gets done . ''
Gary Taylor , 33 , said : `` It 's good they are on top of things , thinking about us .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you never know what 's going to happen . ''
Collette McManus , 52 , said : `` I do feel safe , yes .
I did n't really realise what a fire hazard it was until I got the letter .
As long as no idiots get in the flats , we will be alright .
The concierges are good at not letting people in . ''
Javed Khan , 23 , said : `` It 's a fire hazard .
It 's very old .
There have been no improvements @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too many spice heads and people peeing on the stairs . ''
Retired office worker Brian Watson , 86 , and his wife Marjorie , 76 , moved into their 13th floor flat at one of the blocks , Mitchell Hey , in 1970 .
They love it and believe it is safe .
`` I think they have neglected the flats but I do n't think there 's any risk at all .
They are solid , '' said Brian .
Marjorie went on : `` You had to be vetted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moved in . ''
She added : `` I think they have neglected them on purpose because they want to get rid of ( residents ) . ''
Taz Hussain , 39 , who runs a convenience store at the foot of one of the buildings , said : `` Some of the buildings are virtually empty .
I 'm worried I 'll have no customers left .
My business is on its a**e. '' After we put the allegations to RBH chief executive Gareth Swarbrick , he said : `` The high-rise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ old and need enormous investment to provide the quality of homes that local people deserve .
`` When we spoke to residents in 2016 and 2017 that is exactly what they told us .
`` Following this , our latest independent surveys indicate that over £90m would be required to make the improvements needed to all College Bank towers , including to communal areas , water and heating systems , waste removal , windows , and the buildings ’ external fabric .
`` That is why our regeneration plans propose an unprecedented level @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the comprehensive refurbishment of three blocks as well as a new and better mix of homes in College Bank and across the wider town centre area .
`` We also have a dedicated and professional team who clean the blocks on a daily rota , respond promptly to any requests for repairs , and work alongside the local police and other partners to tackle instances of anti-social behaviour .
If residents have any concerns , we ask that they please talk to us so that we can tackle these issues together . ''
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Some of the 500-plus residents of Rochdale's Landmark Seven Sisters flats have spoken of their fears about the state of the buildings after a survey uncovered a potential fire risk.
The landlord, Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH), plans to demolish four of the seven towers on College Bank within the next six years.
However, as tenants leave those buildings the landlord's surveyors have been able to conduct more thorough annual examinations, including inside the walls.
And they have uncovered problems with exterior panels fitted in the late 1990s which they say presents a risk of fire spreading between flats on the same floor.
New evacuation procedures have been implemented and the landlord has recruited a company to monitor the buildings round-the-clock in case of a fire.
(Image: STEVE ALLEN)
A man, 58, died following a fire at a fifth-floor flat there in September last year.
When the M.E.N. spoke to residents earlier this week, all agreed the building was in a poor stare generally - but they were split on whether it was safe following the latest development from the landlord.
Of the 772 flats across the seven high rise blocks, around 500 are currently occupied – most by a single tenant.
The focus has fallen on tower blocks across the country - particularly the cladding fitted to the outside of many of them - since the Grenfell Tower disaster in London claimed the lives of 72 people.
Sandra Lamb, 74, said: "It's an absolute disgrace. I can't believe it, after what's gone on in London. Just look at the state of the building, look at the state of the bins.
"There was a fire in my block a few months ago. They were druggies. Someone left a candle burning and left a window open and it set fire to the flat.
"There are people in wheelchairs and walking frames. This will frighten people, especially the elderly who don't want to move. It's really, really frightening. Something could happen.
"These places could be done up. People are short of somewhere to live."
(Image: STEVE ALLEN)
Another resident, who did not want to be identified, said fire safety 'is the last thing we're worried about'.
"I'm more worried about other things going on around here," she said. "They know who causes the problems but they won't kick them out. We get people trying doors in the middle of the night. It's horrible. I've rung up to complain god knows how many times and nothing gets done."
(Image: STEVE ALLEN)
Gary Taylor, 33, said: "It's good they are on top of things, thinking about us. If someone sets fire to the bins, you never know what's going to happen."
Collette McManus, 52, said: "I do feel safe, yes. I didn't really realise what a fire hazard it was until I got the letter. As long as no idiots get in the flats, we will be alright. The concierges are good at not letting people in."
Javed Khan, 23, said: "It's a fire hazard. It's very old. There have been no improvements, nothing. There are junkies and too many spice heads and people peeing on the stairs."
Retired office worker Brian Watson, 86, and his wife Marjorie, 76, moved into their 13th floor flat at one of the blocks, Mitchell Hey, in 1970. They love it and believe it is safe.
(Image: STEVE ALLEN)
"I think they have neglected the flats but I don't think there's any risk at all. They are solid," said Brian.
Marjorie went on: "You had to be vetted to get one of these flats when we moved in."
She added: "I think they have neglected them on purpose because they want to get rid of (residents)."
Taz Hussain, 39, who runs a convenience store at the foot of one of the buildings, said: "Some of the buildings are virtually empty. I'm worried I'll have no customers left. My business is on its a**e."
After we put the allegations to RBH chief executive Gareth Swarbrick, he said: "The high-rise blocks at College Bank are five decades old and need enormous investment to provide the quality of homes that local people deserve.
"When we spoke to residents in 2016 and 2017 that is exactly what they told us.
"Following this, our latest independent surveys indicate that over £90m would be required to make the improvements needed to all College Bank towers, including to communal areas, water and heating systems, waste removal, windows, and the buildings’ external fabric.
"That is why our regeneration plans propose an unprecedented level of investment in the area, with the comprehensive refurbishment of three blocks as well as a new and better mix of homes in College Bank and across the wider town centre area.
"We also have a dedicated and professional team who clean the blocks on a daily rota, respond promptly to any requests for repairs, and work alongside the local police and other partners to tackle instances of anti-social behaviour. If residents have any concerns, we ask that they please talk to us so that we can tackle these issues together."
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themanchestereveningnews--2020-09-13--Man City evening headlines as Kompany admits change of heart over De Bruyne

How Kompany changed his mind about De Bruyne Former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has explained how he changed his mind over Kevin De Bruyne following a rocky start at the Etihad Stadium .
As it stands , De Bruyne is well renowned as one of the best midfielders in European football but things didn ’ t start so well for the Belgian , as Kompany explained in a .
Kompany said : “ I must say , he came into the national team when he was very , very young and at the same time , he didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me .
“ I thought he just seemed to moan a lot , he tried a lot of things that weren ’ t coming off at that time and I said it ’ s a shame , we could have done with some more talent in the team .
Anyway , time went by , things happened and all of a sudden , before you knew it , he was the best player we had.
” Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso has told Manchester City that they won ’ t be able to sign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the club ’ s asking price .
Koulibaly is City 's top target this summer as Pep Guardiola looks to bolster his defensive options but Gattuso was adamant the Senegal international will not leave on the cheap .
Gattuso told : “ Koulibaly has a precise asking price , and if the club doesn ’ t get the money it is asking for , then he won ’ t leave.
” Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has claimed that Manchester City and Liverpool were interested in signing Timo Werner before he joined the Blues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost £50m from RB Leipzig this summer and the Chelsea boss has explained how he was a target for Guardiola ’ s side .
Lampard said : “ You understand that when there is competition from the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City , that you need to state your best case to the player .
“ Having been that player at one point , I tried to sell the club to the best of my ability when I spoke to players .
Petr ( Cech , Chelsea ’ s technical director ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ”

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How Kompany changed his mind about De Bruyne
Former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has explained how he changed his mind over Kevin De Bruyne following a rocky start at the Etihad Stadium.
As it stands, De Bruyne is well renowned as one of the best midfielders in European football but things didn’t start so well for the Belgian, as Kompany explained in a City TV documentary .
Kompany said: “I must say, he came into the national team when he was very, very young and at the same time, he didn’t really leave a good impression on me.
“I thought he just seemed to moan a lot, he tried a lot of things that weren’t coming off at that time and I said it’s a shame, we could have done with some more talent in the team. Anyway, time went by, things happened and all of a sudden, before you knew it, he was the best player we had.”
Napoli coach gives Man City transfer message about Koulibaly
Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso has told Manchester City that they won’t be able to sign Kalidou Koulibaly if they do not reach the club’s asking price.
Koulibaly is City's top target this summer as Pep Guardiola looks to bolster his defensive options but Gattuso was adamant the Senegal international will not leave on the cheap.
Gattuso told Sky Italia : “Koulibaly has a precise asking price, and if the club doesn’t get the money it is asking for, then he won’t leave.”
Lampard makes Man City transfer claim about Werner
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has claimed that Manchester City and Liverpool were interested in signing Timo Werner before he joined the Blues.
The London-based club signed Werner for almost £50m from RB Leipzig this summer and the Chelsea boss has explained how he was a target for Guardiola’s side.
Lampard said: “You understand that when there is competition from the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City, that you need to state your best case to the player.
“Having been that player at one point, I tried to sell the club to the best of my ability when I spoke to players. Petr (Cech, Chelsea’s technical director) in his role does the same.”


themanchestereveningnews--2020-09-13--From the Trafford Centre to making £120k a year in a controversial way

A model from Tameside who used to work at M & S in the Trafford Centre now earns £120,000 a year selling racy photos and videos of herself to admirers .
Beth Spiby , 24 , worked winters at Marks and Spencer at the mall , and in the Manchester city centre branch , until a friend introduced her to the idea of joining OnlyFans - a platform where users can can sign up , create an account and allow followers to subscribe for a monthly fee to see naughty pics and clips .
She also takes requests , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ videos .
The former cashier , who also used to work at KFC at Denton Rock and worked summers as a shot girl in Magaluf , previously had a taste of 'fame ' when she appeared in the three-part documentary about KFC - Billion Dollar Chicken Shop - in 2015 and last year she starred in the E4 reality show Shipwrecked .
Beth set up a page in December 2016 and , after starting out with 70 subscribers , grew her following to 1,000 in a week - allowing her to quit her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who is originally from Audenshaw and now lives in Australia with her girlfriend , now makes between £10,000 and £15,000 a month via the site , which has over 13 million subscribers .
She says she finds her work 'empowering ' - and has made so much money on the site she has decided to travel the world , which is how she ended up in Australia .
She told us : `` I got the idea because my friend introduced me to it .
`` As soon as she explained the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to me because I had previously done two seasons in Magaluf as a shot girl .
`` Part of the job role was flashing my boobs as it sold more shots !
`` So I was practically getting my boobs out for 1 Euro a time , so it felt like I had been preparing for the job without even realising it ! ''
OnlyFans has hit the headlines in recent months with a number of celebrities signing up to it - while concerns have been raised about models being pressured into providing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about her decision to sign up the site , Beth said : '' I ’ m so glad I did .
`` It ’ s given me so much time , freedom and financial abundance to live freely and travel the world .
`` It comes with critics and very judgmental eyes but I prepared myself for that before I started it , so personally for me there are no downsides to the job . ''
Beth , who also acts as an agony aunt and runs an advice page anonymousadvicebybeth.co , added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do this job I wouldn ’ t live in Australia right now and I would never have met my girlfriend . ''
`` Also , it ’ s given me so much life experience and independence that I am able to spend my free time so wisely , '' she added .
`` I have written a book , I have a blog and I have an anonymous advice website where people can chat to me if they need a listening ear or some casual advice .
`` Without sex work , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dive into my passion and have the tools to do so . ''
Beth says her ultimate ambition is to become an author but for now she 's enjoying how OnlyFans enables her to 'connect ' with people .
`` I think I ’ ll keep the account for another two to three years as I slowly transition into my real dream of being an author , '' she said .
`` But I never really think about the future in sex work , I ’ m just confident in the fact that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do this , my fans will be there supporting me until the end . ''
She added : `` I enjoy it so much .
It helps me connect with people , be part of an amazing and empowering sex work community and experience strange things and kinks .
`` It ’ s a job full of exploration and I love it .
But I love the freedom the job gives me the most . ''
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A model from Tameside who used to work at M&S in the Trafford Centre now earns £120,000 a year selling racy photos and videos of herself to admirers.
Beth Spiby, 24, worked winters at Marks and Spencer at the mall, and in the Manchester city centre branch, until a friend introduced her to the idea of joining OnlyFans - a platform where users can can sign up, create an account and allow followers to subscribe for a monthly fee to see naughty pics and clips.
She also takes requests, which subscribers can tip for, including personalised videos.
The former cashier, who also used to work at KFC at Denton Rock and worked summers as a shot girl in Magaluf, previously had a taste of 'fame' when she appeared in the three-part documentary about KFC - Billion Dollar Chicken Shop - in 2015 and last year she starred in the E4 reality show Shipwrecked.
(Image: Beth Spiby)
Beth set up a page in December 2016 and, after starting out with 70 subscribers, grew her following to 1,000 in a week - allowing her to quit her job with M&S.
Beth, who is originally from Audenshaw and now lives in Australia with her girlfriend, now makes between £10,000 and £15,000 a month via the site, which has over 13 million subscribers.
She says she finds her work 'empowering' - and has made so much money on the site she has decided to travel the world, which is how she ended up in Australia.
(Image: BBC One)
She told us: "I got the idea because my friend introduced me to it.
"As soon as she explained the job role it felt like second nature to me because I had previously done two seasons in Magaluf as a shot girl.
"Part of the job role was flashing my boobs as it sold more shots!
"So I was practically getting my boobs out for 1 Euro a time, so it felt like I had been preparing for the job without even realising it!"
OnlyFans has hit the headlines in recent months with a number of celebrities signing up to it - while concerns have been raised about models being pressured into providing increasingly explicit content by fans.
Asked about her decision to sign up the site, Beth said:"I’m so glad I did.
"It’s given me so much time, freedom and financial abundance to live freely and travel the world.
"It comes with critics and very judgmental eyes but I prepared myself for that before I started it, so personally for me there are no downsides to the job."
Beth, who also acts as an agony aunt and runs an advice page anonymousadvicebybeth.co, added: "If I didn’t do this job I wouldn’t live in Australia right now and I would never have met my girlfriend."
(Image: Beth Spiby)
"Also, it’s given me so much life experience and independence that I am able to spend my free time so wisely," she added.
"I have written a book, I have a blog and I have an anonymous advice website where people can chat to me if they need a listening ear or some casual advice.
"Without sex work, I would never have had the opportunity to dive into my passion and have the tools to do so."
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Beth says her ultimate ambition is to become an author but for now she's enjoying how OnlyFans enables her to 'connect' with people.
"I think I’ll keep the account for another two to three years as I slowly transition into my real dream of being an author," she said.
"But I never really think about the future in sex work, I’m just confident in the fact that however long my life requires me to do this, my fans will be there supporting me until the end."
She added: "I enjoy it so much. It helps me connect with people, be part of an amazing and empowering sex work community and experience strange things and kinks.
"It’s a job full of exploration and I love it. But I love the freedom the job gives me the most."
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themanchestereveningnews--2020-09-13--Locked up: The criminals jailed in Greater Manchester this week

People were locked up for a wide range of criminal offences over the past week , with M.E.N .
reporters there to cover the most serious cases .
There was the man who attacked a DJ outside a city centre bar .
And also the 'coward ' who told an elderly dementia sufferer she 'd be thrown out of her home unless she handed over cash Despite the coronavirus outbreak , and recent UK lockdown , prison sentences are still being handed out and people are still being locked up for their offences .
Here are some of the criminals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past week .
The 'Lecherous ' drunk who sexually assaulted female paramedic and spat at colleague who had come to help him A 'lecherous ' drunk sexually assaulted a female paramedic who had come to help him .
Robert Tarnowski , 39 , also spat at her male colleague after he was found drunk and apparently injured in Salford in July .
The North West Ambulance Service had been called to reports of a 'wounded male ' , but Tarnowski did n't appear injured but was 'highly intoxicated ' , a court heard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shortly after another ambulance crew arrived , with both workers being female .
Tarnowski became abusive towards the male paramedic and refused to speak to him .
He became 'highly interested ' in the female paramedic and asked her male colleague to leave , prosecutor Shirlie Duckworth told Manchester Crown Court .
Tarnowski , of no fixed address , pleaded guilty to sexual assault , and assaulting an emergency worker .
He must sign the sex offender 's register for 10 years .
Judge Conrad sentenced him to 10 months in jail .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ world is against him ’ and believes she ‘ favours siblings over him ’ A man who repeatedly turned up to his mum ’ s house uninvited claimed she favoured his siblings over him and believed the ‘ world is against him ’ .
James Bennett , aged 25 , attended at her house in Middleton on two occasions , and banged on the door , but was told to leave .
Despite this he continued banging and became increasingly aggressive , resulting in the police being called , Manchester Magistrates Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this year , the police were called again to remove Bennett , of no fixed abode , as his mum claimed she was in fear of him .
After he was taken to the local police station , Bennett began kicking off with the custody sergeant after being told he was to attend court .
It was said he kicked his shoe towards the sergeant , before attempting to headbutt him , and was dragged to his cell as he repeatedly kicked and punched towards the officer .
Bennett pleaded guilty at an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and an offence of assaulting an emergency worker .
He was sentenced to 12 weeks imprisonment after a District Judge denounced Bennett ’ s claims that ‘ the world was against him ’ .
Bennett , of no fixed abode , was also made subject of a restraining order , banning him from contacting his mother or going to her address for three years .
The man that stormed into house at 7am demanding drugs , asking 'where 's your sh** ? '
A man stormed into a house at 7am and demanded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sh** ? '
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Wesley Mayo , 37 , knocked on the door of a house in Levenshulme .
A 16-year-old boy answered .
Mayo , from Wythenshawe , who was under the influence of 'drugs or alcohol ' , started asking 'where 's your sh** ?
where 's your sh** ? '
.
The boy said he 'stormed ' into the and started looking around .
He told Mayo there there were no drugs inside .
Mayo then started to punch him repeatedly , before asking 'where 's your coke and weed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would call someone to try and get some cannabis .
He was actually calling his brother to ask for help .
The boy 's mother was woken by the sound of her son 'screaming ' , prosecutor Andy Evans told Manchester Crown Court .
She came downstairs and Mayo told her 'move or I 'll kill you ' .
The incident lasted for about 10 minutes .
Mayo was arrested when police arrived .
The paedophile who arranged to meet '13-year-old girl ' at his house - while his partner was at work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who arranged to meet a 13-year-old girl at house while his partner was at work has been jailed .
David Reed , 61 , exchanged a series of vile messages while communicating online with a vigilante group posing as two underage girls .
Police said he requested indecent images , shared indecent images of himself , and instructed the girls to perform sex acts .
He then went as far as arranging to meet the 13-year-olds , one at his home in Hyde , Tameside , and the other in West Yorkshire .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ confronted by the paedophile hunter group that set him up and police were called .
He was later charged and pleaded guilty to six counts of attempting to cause a child to watch sexual activity , attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming , attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity .
Reed has now been jailed for 21 months .
At Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court , he was made the subject of a 10-year sexual harm prevention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sexual offender register .
The 'coward ' who told an elderly dementia sufferer she 'd be thrown out of her home unless she handed over cash A callous crook threatened an elderly woman with dementia , saying she 'd be thrown out of her home unless she handed over cash .
John Ward , 25 , has been jailed for his 'despicable ' crimes .
He demanded money for guttering work he claimed he would do .
He also tried to con another elderly woman , who lived alone , into handing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't have any tools with him when he turned up at the properties in Blackley , was jailed for 25 months .
Before being sent down , Judge Alan Conrad QC told Ward : `` You are a coward , targeting elderly , vulnerable women .
`` What you did was despicable .
`` Your victims were entitled to be left to live their lives in peace - and to be treated with respect .
`` But you sought to defraud them , and intimidated one of them .
`` How low can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Keynsham Road , Clayton , admitted three counts of fraud .
A DJ was punched after a man asked to try on his Rolex watch outside a city centre bar , a court heard .
Sadieky Pridding-Bell , 27 , threw a punch at the man outside Stage and Radio on Port Street in the Northern Quarter .
He then showed him a knife he had on him .
After the incident , Pridding-Bell , from Hulme , sent the DJ a message on Instagram saying he could 'expect to get his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it to the police .
Now Pridding-Bell has been jailed for 15 months .
The men sent down following a series of robberies A grandma bravely intervened as thugs brutally attacked two shoppers in a busy store at the Arndale .
Sickening footage shows Casey Tighe , 18 , Zeyn Badat , 18 , and Ryan Lavelle , 20 , attacking two men at a Wilko shop , which was full of customers on a Thursday afternoon .
Moments earlier , Lavelle had told one victim he would stab him 'in the face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and hat .
As the attack unfolded , the grandma , who was out shopping with her daughter and granddaughter , bravely intervened and pulled the attackers away .
About two weeks earlier , Tighe and another man , Nathan Jones-Lowe , 19 , committed three robberies in the city centre .
Their victims included a 15-year-old boy ; a 20-year-old university student who said he does n't 'feel safe or happy in Manchester now ' ; and an 30-year-old man with autism who already suffered from anxiety .
Badat also attacked a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ centre .
Lavelle was also in court for affray after two teenage boys were assaulted at a tram stop in Droylsden .
Now the four men have been sentenced .
Tighe , of Morecambe Close , Newton Heath , pleaded guilty to five counts of robbery .
Sentenced as a youth as he was 17 at the time , Tighe was jailed for three years and four months .
Also sentenced as a youth , Badat received a 24 month community order , to include 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days and a four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Badat had previously spent 10 months on remand in prison , and the judge said he had 'responded well ' while in custody and made 'real change ' .
He was sentenced to three years .
Jones-Lowe , of Albert Street , Beswick , admitted three counts of robbery .
He was jailed for two years and two months .
His lawyer said that Jones-Lowe did n't punch or kick anybody during the robberies .
A heroin addict broke into a church and caused thousands of pounds worth of damage , including to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 56 , smashed a stained glass window and stole items including some mince pies from Christ Church in Harpurhey .
He said he 'd been living across the road with other addicts , and broke in in order to get money for drugs .
The church 's warden arrived at the church , just off Rochdale Road , on a Sunday morning in January to discover the damage .
A sound mixer worth £500 , a hoover worth £200 and some mince pies worth £1 were stolen .
During the break in , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as was the church 's burglar alarm and a fire exit door .
Manchester Crown Court heard there was about £3,500 worth of damage caused .
Gary Fleming , 56 , previously of Leicester Road , Salford , has been jailed for eight months .
Murder trial collapsed after mum tried to influence a juror on a bus A murder trial collapsed after a mother tried to influence a juror on the bus .
Munaza Ghazanfar 's son Husam and seven others were previously convicted of murdering Sait Mboob in Moss Side .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ was standing trial also accused of murder in June last year .
Munaza Ghazanfar , a single mum-of-six , spoke with a juror on a bus twice on the same day - as the trial was continuing .
She tried to influence the juror on the Pinnock trial , saying that the jury 'seemed like nice people ' .
Prosecutors said she hoped jurors would convict 22-year-old Pinnock of manslaughter rather than murder , to seek an 'avenue of appeal ' for her son .
The jury was discharged after the trial judge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was nearing its final stages , with the prosecution barrister having delivered his closing speech .
Pinnock was later found guilty after another trial held months later , and received a life sentence .
Sait Mboob , 18 , was murdered in a brutal knife and machete attack in August 2017 .
Referencing Munaza Ghazanfar 's actions towards the juror , prosecutor William Beardmore said : `` She painted her son as the victim of a miscarriage of justice , a young man who had been wrongly imprisoned for a murder he did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( the juror ) to feel sorry for her son and her family . ''
Now Munaza Ghazanfar , 47 , has been jailed for five months .

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People were locked up for a wide range of criminal offences over the past week, with M.E.N. reporters there to cover the most serious cases.
There was the man who attacked a DJ outside a city centre bar.
And also the 'coward' who told an elderly dementia sufferer she'd be thrown out of her home unless she handed over cash
Despite the coronavirus outbreak, and recent UK lockdown, prison sentences are still being handed out and people are still being locked up for their offences.
Here are some of the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester in the past week.
The 'Lecherous' drunk who sexually assaulted female paramedic and spat at colleague who had come to help him
A 'lecherous' drunk sexually assaulted a female paramedic who had come to help him.
Robert Tarnowski, 39, also spat at her male colleague after he was found drunk and apparently injured in Salford in July.
The North West Ambulance Service had been called to reports of a 'wounded male', but Tarnowski didn't appear injured but was 'highly intoxicated', a court heard.
He was initially co-operative, and shortly after another ambulance crew arrived, with both workers being female.
Tarnowski became abusive towards the male paramedic and refused to speak to him.
He became 'highly interested' in the female paramedic and asked her male colleague to leave, prosecutor Shirlie Duckworth told Manchester Crown Court.
Tarnowski, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to sexual assault, and assaulting an emergency worker.
He must sign the sex offender's register for 10 years.
Judge Conrad sentenced him to 10 months in jail.
The man jailed for harassing mum claims ‘world is against him’ and believes she ‘favours siblings over him’
A man who repeatedly turned up to his mum’s house uninvited claimed she favoured his siblings over him and believed the ‘world is against him’.
James Bennett, aged 25, attended at her house in Middleton on two occasions, and banged on the door, but was told to leave.
Despite this he continued banging and became increasingly aggressive, resulting in the police being called, Manchester Magistrates Court heard.
The second occasion in August this year, the police were called again to remove Bennett, of no fixed abode, as his mum claimed she was in fear of him.
After he was taken to the local police station, Bennett began kicking off with the custody sergeant after being told he was to attend court.
It was said he kicked his shoe towards the sergeant, before attempting to headbutt him, and was dragged to his cell as he repeatedly kicked and punched towards the officer.
Bennett pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to an offence of harassment and an offence of assaulting an emergency worker.
He was sentenced to 12 weeks imprisonment after a District Judge denounced Bennett’s claims that ‘the world was against him’.
Bennett, of no fixed abode, was also made subject of a restraining order, banning him from contacting his mother or going to her address for three years.
The man that stormed into house at 7am demanding drugs, asking 'where's your sh**?'
A man stormed into a house at 7am and demanded drugs, repeatedly asking 'where's your sh**?'.
Wesley Mayo, 37, knocked on the door of a house in Levenshulme. A 16-year-old boy answered.
Mayo, from Wythenshawe, who was under the influence of 'drugs or alcohol', started asking 'where's your sh**? where's your sh**?'.
The boy said he 'stormed' into the and started looking around.
He told Mayo there there were no drugs inside.
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Mayo then started to punch him repeatedly, before asking 'where's your coke and weed?'.
The boy said he would call someone to try and get some cannabis.
He was actually calling his brother to ask for help.
The boy's mother was woken by the sound of her son 'screaming', prosecutor Andy Evans told Manchester Crown Court.
She came downstairs and Mayo told her 'move or I'll kill you'.
The incident lasted for about 10 minutes. Mayo was arrested when police arrived.
Judge Nicholas Dean QC jailed Mayo for eight months.
Mayo, of Mottershead Road, Wythenshawe, admitted burglary.
The paedophile who arranged to meet '13-year-old girl' at his house - while his partner was at work... he was set up
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A paedophile who arranged to meet a 13-year-old girl at house while his partner was at work has been jailed.
David Reed, 61, exchanged a series of vile messages while communicating online with a vigilante group posing as two underage girls.
Police said he requested indecent images, shared indecent images of himself, and instructed the girls to perform sex acts.
He then went as far as arranging to meet the 13-year-olds, one at his home in Hyde, Tameside, and the other in West Yorkshire.
Reed travelled to Leeds where he was confronted by the paedophile hunter group that set him up and police were called.
He was later charged and pleaded guilty to six counts of attempting to cause a child to watch sexual activity, attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming, attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity.
Reed has now been jailed for 21 months.
At Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, he was made the subject of a 10-year sexual harm prevention order and a 10-year requirement to sign the sexual offender register.
The 'coward' who told an elderly dementia sufferer she'd be thrown out of her home unless she handed over cash
A callous crook threatened an elderly woman with dementia, saying she'd be thrown out of her home unless she handed over cash.
John Ward, 25, has been jailed for his 'despicable' crimes. He demanded money for guttering work he claimed he would do.
He also tried to con another elderly woman, who lived alone, into handing over cash.
Ward, who didn't have any tools with him when he turned up at the properties in Blackley, was jailed for 25 months.
Before being sent down, Judge Alan Conrad QC told Ward: "You are a coward, targeting elderly, vulnerable women.
"What you did was despicable.
"Your victims were entitled to be left to live their lives in peace - and to be treated with respect.
"But you sought to defraud them, and intimidated one of them.
"How low can a person get?"
Ward, of Keynsham Road, Clayton, admitted three counts of fraud.
Man who punched DJ outside Manchester city centre bar
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A DJ was punched after a man asked to try on his Rolex watch outside a city centre bar, a court heard.
Sadieky Pridding-Bell, 27, threw a punch at the man outside Stage and Radio on Port Street in the Northern Quarter.
He then showed him a knife he had on him.
After the incident, Pridding-Bell, from Hulme, sent the DJ a message on Instagram saying he could 'expect to get his head blown off' if he reported it to the police.
Now Pridding-Bell has been jailed for 15 months.
The men sent down following a series of robberies
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A grandma bravely intervened as thugs brutally attacked two shoppers in a busy store at the Arndale.
Sickening footage shows Casey Tighe, 18, Zeyn Badat, 18, and Ryan Lavelle, 20, attacking two men at a Wilko shop, which was full of customers on a Thursday afternoon.
Moments earlier, Lavelle had told one victim he would stab him 'in the face' unless he handed over his phone and hat.
As the attack unfolded, the grandma, who was out shopping with her daughter and granddaughter, bravely intervened and pulled the attackers away.
About two weeks earlier, Tighe and another man, Nathan Jones-Lowe, 19, committed three robberies in the city centre.
Their victims included a 15-year-old boy; a 20-year-old university student who said he doesn't 'feel safe or happy in Manchester now'; and an 30-year-old man with autism who already suffered from anxiety.
Badat also attacked a man during an incident in Bury town centre.
(Image: GMP)
Lavelle was also in court for affray after two teenage boys were assaulted at a tram stop in Droylsden.
Now the four men have been sentenced.
Tighe, of Morecambe Close, Newton Heath, pleaded guilty to five counts of robbery.
Sentenced as a youth as he was 17 at the time, Tighe was jailed for three years and four months.
Badat, of Potter Street, Bury, admitted attempted robbery and robbery.
Also sentenced as a youth, Badat received a 24 month community order, to include 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days and a four month curfew from 7pm to 7am.
Badat had previously spent 10 months on remand in prison, and the judge said he had 'responded well' while in custody and made 'real change'.
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Lavelle, of Belgrave Road, Oldham admitted robbery and affray.
He was sentenced to three years.
Jones-Lowe, of Albert Street, Beswick, admitted three counts of robbery.
He was jailed for two years and two months.
His lawyer said that Jones-Lowe didn't punch or kick anybody during the robberies.
Heroin addict broke into church, damaging 500-year-old door and stealing mince pies
A heroin addict broke into a church and caused thousands of pounds worth of damage, including to a 500-year-old door.
Gary Fleming, 56, smashed a stained glass window and stole items including some mince pies from Christ Church in Harpurhey.
He said he'd been living across the road with other addicts, and broke in in order to get money for drugs.
The church's warden arrived at the church, just off Rochdale Road, on a Sunday morning in January to discover the damage.
A sound mixer worth £500, a hoover worth £200 and some mince pies worth £1 were stolen.
They haven't been recovered.
During the break in, a 500-year-old oak door was damaged, as was the church's burglar alarm and a fire exit door.
Manchester Crown Court heard there was about £3,500 worth of damage caused.
Gary Fleming, 56, previously of Leicester Road, Salford, has been jailed for eight months.
Murder trial collapsed after mum tried to influence a juror on a bus
A murder trial collapsed after a mother tried to influence a juror on the bus.
Munaza Ghazanfar's son Husam and seven others were previously convicted of murdering Sait Mboob in Moss Side.
A ninth man - Chervon Pinnock - was standing trial also accused of murder in June last year.
Munaza Ghazanfar, a single mum-of-six, spoke with a juror on a bus twice on the same day - as the trial was continuing.
She tried to influence the juror on the Pinnock trial, saying that the jury 'seemed like nice people'.
Prosecutors said she hoped jurors would convict 22-year-old Pinnock of manslaughter rather than murder, to seek an 'avenue of appeal' for her son.
The jury was discharged after the trial judge learned of the incident.
The trial was nearing its final stages, with the prosecution barrister having delivered his closing speech.
Pinnock was later found guilty after another trial held months later, and received a life sentence.
Sait Mboob, 18, was murdered in a brutal knife and machete attack in August 2017.
Referencing Munaza Ghazanfar's actions towards the juror, prosecutor William Beardmore said: "She painted her son as the victim of a miscarriage of justice, a young man who had been wrongly imprisoned for a murder he didn't commit.
"She wanted him (the juror) to feel sorry for her son and her family."
Now Munaza Ghazanfar, 47, has been jailed for five months.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-09-13--Jack P Shepherd reveals surprising fact about his time on Corrie

Coronation Street favourite Jack P Shepherd has got two big anniversaries coming up .
The 60th anniversary of the world 's longest-running soap is fast approaching in December and next year he 'll celebrate a milestone 21 years of playing David Platt .
But when he joined the famous street the Yorkshire-born actor certainly did n't expect to stay for as long as he has .
`` I was only contracted for three months originally so I thought 'oh that 's nice .
It 's a nice gig for three months and then I 'll try and go and get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` But they kept on wanting to keep me around like a bad smell . ''
This month the Corrie star , who has played David since he was 12 , won Best Soap Actor at the TV Choice Awards .
He won the 2018 British Soap Award for best actor and the 2008 British Soap Award for Villain of the year .
Jack featured in the opening moment of 40th anniversary live episode with sister Sarah , played by Tina O'Brien , telling her brother to come inside to get ready @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He also featured in the 2010 tram crash episode and the drama centred on the Platts in a live episode to celebrate ITV 's 60th anniversary in 2015 , which saw drug dealer Callum Logan killed off by David 's late wife Kylie as he attacked Sarah .
He vowed to take revenge after his wife Kylie was stabbed to death by Clayton Hibbs in 2016 , and he planned to kill both himself and Clayton by driving a petrol-doused car into a police van carrying the killer .
But , devastatingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alight instead .
David later found love again with Clayton 's mother Shona Ramsey but they almost split for good when he learned her true identity .
Jack was highly-praised for the soap 's harrowing rape storyline , when David was drugged and attacked by mechanic Josh Tucker in 2018 and since Christmas his character has been going through turmoil again after Shona was injured after being caught up in a mass shooting .
He 's had to come to terms with the fact the woman he loves has no memory of their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personality caused by her brain injury .
When David discovered Shona was about to leave , thinking he does n't like her , he hastily organised a BBQ for the family to prove he still wanted her around .
But there was more stress for David when a giant sinkhole appeared in the garden of the Platt household .
Asked if he and David would be mates in real life he said : `` I think so .
`` He 's get stressed about a lot of things I would n't get stressed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handle at the smallest things .
`` I think he 'd be alright in small doses .
`` I 'd see him every now and again but he 'd be one of those friends I 'd just have a drink with now and again but I would n't keep in touch much .
`` He 's just too much sometimes . ''
He added : `` He 's one of those mates you see and go 'are you alright ? '
and he 'd go 'no , not really . '
`` And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hear that . '
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Coronation Street favourite Jack P Shepherd has got two big anniversaries coming up.
The 60th anniversary of the world's longest-running soap is fast approaching in December and next year he'll celebrate a milestone 21 years of playing David Platt.
But when he joined the famous street the Yorkshire-born actor certainly didn't expect to stay for as long as he has.
"I was only contracted for three months originally so I thought 'oh that's nice. It's a nice gig for three months and then I'll try and go and get other things.'" he said.
"But they kept on wanting to keep me around like a bad smell."
This month the Corrie star, who has played David since he was 12, won Best Soap Actor at the TV Choice Awards.
He won the 2018 British Soap Award for best actor and the 2008 British Soap Award for Villain of the year.
Jack featured in the opening moment of 40th anniversary live episode with sister Sarah, played by Tina O'Brien, telling her brother to come inside to get ready for school as he kicked a ball.
He also featured in the 2010 tram crash episode and the drama centred on the Platts in a live episode to celebrate ITV's 60th anniversary in 2015, which saw drug dealer Callum Logan killed off by David's late wife Kylie as he attacked Sarah.
(Image: ITV)
He vowed to take revenge after his wife Kylie was stabbed to death by Clayton Hibbs in 2016, and he planned to kill both himself and Clayton by driving a petrol-doused car into a police van carrying the killer.
But, devastatingly, neighbour Anna Windass was accidentally set alight instead.
David later found love again with Clayton's mother Shona Ramsey but they almost split for good when he learned her true identity.
Jack was highly-praised for the soap's harrowing rape storyline, when David was drugged and attacked by mechanic Josh Tucker in 2018 and since Christmas his character has been going through turmoil again after Shona was injured after being caught up in a mass shooting.
(Image: Jack P Shepherd/ITV/Coronation Street)
He's had to come to terms with the fact the woman he loves has no memory of their former life together and changes in her personality caused by her brain injury.
When David discovered Shona was about to leave, thinking he doesn't like her, he hastily organised a BBQ for the family to prove he still wanted her around.
But there was more stress for David when a giant sinkhole appeared in the garden of the Platt household.
Asked if he and David would be mates in real life he said: "I think so.
"He's get stressed about a lot of things I wouldn't get stressed about and he can fly off the handle at the smallest things.
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"I think he'd be alright in small doses.
"I'd see him every now and again but he'd be one of those friends I'd just have a drink with now and again but I wouldn't keep in touch much.
"He's just too much sometimes."
He added: "He's one of those mates you see and go 'are you alright?' and he'd go 'no, not really.'
"And you think 'I didn't want to hear that.'"


themanchestereveningnews--2020-09-13--Manchester United evening headlines as United accused over Thiago chase

Manchester United need to be more clinical in front of goal .
That is the message that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hammering home to his players , as revealed by Luke Shaw .
United lost 1-0 to Aston Villa in a behind-closed-doors friendly this weekend and wasted several excellent chances in the process .
Shaw said that it is something that he and his teammates have struggled with .
“ We 've struggled a lot at that at times , when we create opportunities but sometimes we do n't find the back of the net , ” Shaw told MUTV @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manager is really onto the players about that , he 's keen to brief that in training as someone who has the experience he has .
“ We had a lot of players out today [ Saturday ] , a lot of young lads who have n't even trained with us but who have taken their chance .
Hopefully we can get together on Monday and , like I said , we 'd be ready for Palace.
” Amid extensive interest from Liverpool and Manchester United throughout the summer , Uli Hoeness has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ blackmail ” Bayern Munich into selling Thiago Alcantara on the cheap .
Thiago has a year remaining on his contract and has told the club he wo n't be signing a new one .
And now United are allegedly waiting to approach Bayern to get the best deal possible .
“ We offered him a great four-year contract but in the last minute , he changed his mind and told us he wants a new challenge , ” former Bayern chief Hoeness told Sport1 via .
“ He probably has an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or with both .
Both clubs have not come to us with an offer .
“ They are bluffing and want to blackmail us by waiting until the last week and then make a cheap offer .
Bayern must decide whether they want to play this game or stand their ground and keep Thiago.
” After photos from several weeks ago of Mason Greenwood inhaling nitrous oxide from a balloon surfaced this weekend , the 18-year-old released a statement on his actions .
In a statement from United , he said : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the health risks associated with this practice and accept that even trying it , as shown in these historical pictures , was poor judgement on may part .
I strongly urge others not to follow my example .
“ As an 18-year-old I am learning all the time , however , this week I have also learned that I will be judged to a higher standard because of my career as a footballer and I must respect that in future .
“ I am determined to repay the faith shown in me by @ @ @ @ @ @

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Shaw discusses Solskjaer instruction
Manchester United need to be more clinical in front of goal. That is the message that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hammering home to his players, as revealed by Luke Shaw.
United lost 1-0 to Aston Villa in a behind-closed-doors friendly this weekend and wasted several excellent chances in the process. Shaw said that it is something that he and his teammates have struggled with.
“We've struggled a lot at that at times, when we create opportunities but sometimes we don't find the back of the net,” Shaw told MUTV after the Villa game.
“The manager is really onto the players about that, he's keen to brief that in training as someone who has the experience he has.
“We had a lot of players out today [Saturday], a lot of young lads who haven't even trained with us but who have taken their chance. Hopefully we can get together on Monday and, like I said, we'd be ready for Palace.”
Thiago “blackmail” claim
Amid extensive interest from Liverpool and Manchester United throughout the summer, Uli Hoeness has claimed that the English pair are attempting to “blackmail” Bayern Munich into selling Thiago Alcantara on the cheap.
Thiago has a year remaining on his contract and has told the club he won't be signing a new one. And now United are allegedly waiting to approach Bayern to get the best deal possible.
“We offered him a great four-year contract but in the last minute, he changed his mind and told us he wants a new challenge,” former Bayern chief Hoeness told Sport1 via Sports Mole .
“He probably has an agreement with Liverpool or Manchester United, or with both. Both clubs have not come to us with an offer.
“They are bluffing and want to blackmail us by waiting until the last week and then make a cheap offer. Bayern must decide whether they want to play this game or stand their ground and keep Thiago.”
Greenwood releases laughing gas statement
After photos from several weeks ago of Mason Greenwood inhaling nitrous oxide from a balloon surfaced this weekend, the 18-year-old released a statement on his actions.
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In a statement from United, he said: “I have now been made aware of the health risks associated with this practice and accept that even trying it, as shown in these historical pictures, was poor judgement on may part. I strongly urge others not to follow my example.
“As an 18-year-old I am learning all the time, however, this week I have also learned that I will be judged to a higher standard because of my career as a footballer and I must respect that in future.
“I am determined to repay the faith shown in me by my manager and coaches.”