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ISAKSSON TO TRAIN AT CARRINGTON
Stuart Pearce has confirmed new goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson will train with Manchester City for the first time today.
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The 24-year-old turned down the opportunity to play for Sweden against World Cup semi-finalists Germany on Wednesday, and will instead report to City’s Carrington training ground to begin his quest for a place in Pearce’s starting line-up for Sunday's Barclays Premiership opener at Chelsea.

Isaksson, who is set to join City on a three-year deal from French outfit Rennes, arrives at the club as a replacement for David James and boasts an impressive pedigree, having emerged as Sweden’s first-choice stopper.

And Pearce has revealed the Blues have been keeping tabs on him for the past three years, since former goalkeeping coach Peter Bonetti was at the club.

“Andreas will train with us today and we will see how he goes,” Pearce told the Manchester Evening News.

“He is an international goalkeeper who is only 24 years old and has played 40-odd times for his country. That is not a bad CV.

“We have had scouting reports going back three or four years on him. Peter Bonetti, when he was goalkeeping coach here, had a look at him a couple of times.”

Providing Isaksson settles in as expected, he is likely to oust Nicky Weaver from the Blues first-team following the former England Under-21 international’s appearance against Porto at the City of Manchester Stadium last Saturday.