Manchester City are already on the move, suggesting the post-Carlos Tevez era has begun.
Reports today had City scouts tracking Valencia's defensive midfielder Mehmet Topal.
The 25-year-old joined the Spaniards from Galatasaray last year.
The Carlos Tevez saga, meanwhile, descended into more chaos with claims the striker is refusing to return to Manchester City because he is depressed.
Friends of Tevez in Argentina say he has been given a doctor’s certificate and is not in a fit state to fly back from his homeland.
According to UK press reports Tevez’s representatives in the UK are still not offering any date for the striker’s overdue return or any explanation as to why he is staying away.