Patrick Vieira, the new blue

Piece of news that came out on January 8th.

The 33-year-old midfielder has agreed to a six-month deal, with an option of a further 12 months to follow.

Vieira’s signing from Inter Milan was completed on Friday morning. He will take the squad number 24.

Vieira signed off from Inter with a typically forceful performance in yesterday’s 1-0 Serie A away win over Chievo.

The former Arsenal captain’s deal at the San Siro was due to expire in the summer, and Vieira has decided to return to England to play under his former Inter boss Mancini.

Mancini is confident that the man who helped steer Inter to successive Italian titles, will be an important addition to the Blues squad.

“Patrick is a world class midfielder with a winner’s mentality and will fit into this group very well,” declared the City chief, who has begun his reign with three consecutive wins.