Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo ruled out for "a few months" with fractured metatarsal

The Spaniard - who has been linked with both Real and Atletico Madrid - suffered the injury in Friday's friendly against Hearts and will miss the start of the season

Sidelined: Negredo posted the image of his foot in a brace on Instagram

Manchester City's Alvaro Negredo is out for "a few months" with a fractured metatarsal.

The Spanish striker enjoyed a stunning start to life at the Etihad but lost his place towards the end of the title-winning campaign when the goals dried up.
He was subsequently linked with Atletico Madrid, while reports emerged over the weekend that city rivals Real were also keen on taking him back to his homeland.
However, he won't be going anywhere anytime soon after suffering the injury in City's pre-season win over Hearts on Friday.
Negredo posted an image of his foot in a brace alongside the caption: "I want to let you know that it's going to be hard for the next few months.
"I fractured my 5th metatarsal and will be out a few months. I will be back stronger than ever."
The 28-year-old's injury means he will miss the start of City's Premier League title defence, leaving Manuel Pellegrini short of options in attack.
Fellow front man Stevan Jovetic has been linked with Juventus and Inter Milan but it is highly unlikely he will depart now.

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Costa completes Chelsea switch

Spain striker Diego Costa has completed his move to Chelsea from Atletico Madrid, the Blues have announced.
The Brazil-born striker has long been linked with a switch to Stamford Bridge and the clubs agreed a fee early this month, with Chelsea meeting his buy-out clause reported to be worth £32million.
A statement on chelseafc.com read: "Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce Diego Costa has today completed his transfer from Atletico Madrid by signing a five-year contract.
"He will join up with the first team for our pre-season European training camp next week."

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Blues agree Filipe Luis fee - La Liga ace to undergo Chelsea medical ahead of £20million move

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Atletico Madrid star Filipe Luis is set to undergo a medical ahead of his £20million move to Chelsea, Express reports.
Blues manager Jose Mourinho has been targeting the Brazilian as Ashley Cole’s replacement for some time and is close to landing their man after the Spanish club agreed on a £20million fee.

Luis is set to become Chelsea’s third major summer signing after securing Barcelona’s Cesc Fabregas and former Atletico team-mate Diego Costa.
The 28-year-old was recently forced to train with the reserve team at Atletico, hinting that it was only a matter of time before he concludes his move to Stamford Bridge.
And reports from Spain suggest that Chelsea have met the La Liga champion’s buy-out clause for the defender after initially having an offer of £16million rejected.
Luis will undergo his medical in London with the Blues looking to complete the deal before the end of the month.
Meanwhile Ryan Bertrand is also expected to leave this summer, and Mourinho could target Argentina left-back Marcos Rojo to give Filipe Luis some competition.

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