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Reports this morning suggest that Jo has gone back to Citeh, pity Hughes isn't still there...................does anyone think that his actions have been deliberately aimed at getting an early return so he can try and impress Mancini?
He came, he saw and he [Poor language removed] himself, bye bye jo
http://www.timesonli...icle6973155.ece
Everton send disgraced Jo back to City
Jô, the Brazil striker, has effectively been "sent home" to Manchester City in disgrace by Everton after going absent without leave.
It is a development not expected by Roberto Mancini, the new City manager, and perhaps not desired, either. The Italian already has six strikers to keep happy. Jô, who was due to spend the season on loan at Goodison Park, would not rank in the top five and his career at City would seem bleak, too.
David Moyes, the Everton manager, suspended Jô yesterday after he had travelled to Brazil for "personal reasons" for a two-week break without gaining permission. "He is now back but is suspended at the present time," Moyes said. "I am disappointed. We like Jô. He has been a really good lad and we have enjoyed having him.
"But there has to be discipline at all football clubs. He left over a busy period when we were short of players. I found it very difficult, so he is suspended from the club. It might not be indefinite. I need to see how it is, but I feel right now that I have to take some
Moyes might be appearing to keep his options open, with Everton facing a potentially awkward FA Cup third-round tie at home to Carlisle United today. He is short of forwards, with Yakubu Ayegbeni having joined the Nigeria squad for the African Cup of Nations and Louis Saha absent with a hamstring injury.
Privately, however, he has washed his hands of Jô. "He doesn’t want him," a club source said. "His Everton career is now over." Everton officials will discuss the cancellation of the loan deal as soon as possible.
Jô’s abrupt exit, rather conveniently, will assist Moyes in the January transfer window. The Scot has little — if any — funds with which to manoeuvre over the next four weeks and will have to rely on loan agreements. Only two loans are allowed from fellow Premier League clubs, with Jô having filled one of those berths at Goodison. His departure frees the slot, giving Moyes a full complement to work with. If it assists Moyes, it can only hinder Mancini. He is spoilt for choice in the strike department, with Roque Santa Cruz, Emmanuel Adebayor, Benjani Mwaruwari, Carlos Tévez, Craig Bellamy and Robinho to choose from.
Although Adebayor will be with Togo for the African Cup of Nations this month, Jô is still likely to remain a peripheral figure at the City of Manchester Stadium. Mancini will also hope that his return does not prove disruptive to Robinho.
Last season, Mark Hughes, Mancini’s predecessor, struggled to keep control of the Brazilian "clan" of Robinho, Jô and Elano.
With Elano having left for Galatasaray in Turkey last summer and Jô at Everton, it was widely recognised that Robinho appeared more settled.
Jô, 22, last played for Everton in the 3-3 draw with Chelsea three weeks ago, during which he injured a knee. He had scored two goals this season, in the 4-0 wins over AEK Athens in the Europa League and Hull City in the Carling Cup third round. He had done well on a shorter loan period with Everton at the end last season, scoring five goals in 12 games.
City signed Jô on a four-year contract from CSKA Moscow in July 2008 for what was then a club-record fee of £18 million, but the player failed to adapt to life there.
He came, he saw and he [Poor language removed] himself, bye bye jo
http://www.timesonli...icle6973155.ece
Everton send disgraced Jo back to City
Jô, the Brazil striker, has effectively been "sent home" to Manchester City in disgrace by Everton after going absent without leave.
It is a development not expected by Roberto Mancini, the new City manager, and perhaps not desired, either. The Italian already has six strikers to keep happy. Jô, who was due to spend the season on loan at Goodison Park, would not rank in the top five and his career at City would seem bleak, too.
David Moyes, the Everton manager, suspended Jô yesterday after he had travelled to Brazil for "personal reasons" for a two-week break without gaining permission. "He is now back but is suspended at the present time," Moyes said. "I am disappointed. We like Jô. He has been a really good lad and we have enjoyed having him.
"But there has to be discipline at all football clubs. He left over a busy period when we were short of players. I found it very difficult, so he is suspended from the club. It might not be indefinite. I need to see how it is, but I feel right now that I have to take some
Moyes might be appearing to keep his options open, with Everton facing a potentially awkward FA Cup third-round tie at home to Carlisle United today. He is short of forwards, with Yakubu Ayegbeni having joined the Nigeria squad for the African Cup of Nations and Louis Saha absent with a hamstring injury.
Privately, however, he has washed his hands of Jô. "He doesn’t want him," a club source said. "His Everton career is now over." Everton officials will discuss the cancellation of the loan deal as soon as possible.
Jô’s abrupt exit, rather conveniently, will assist Moyes in the January transfer window. The Scot has little — if any — funds with which to manoeuvre over the next four weeks and will have to rely on loan agreements. Only two loans are allowed from fellow Premier League clubs, with Jô having filled one of those berths at Goodison. His departure frees the slot, giving Moyes a full complement to work with. If it assists Moyes, it can only hinder Mancini. He is spoilt for choice in the strike department, with Roque Santa Cruz, Emmanuel Adebayor, Benjani Mwaruwari, Carlos Tévez, Craig Bellamy and Robinho to choose from.
Although Adebayor will be with Togo for the African Cup of Nations this month, Jô is still likely to remain a peripheral figure at the City of Manchester Stadium. Mancini will also hope that his return does not prove disruptive to Robinho.
Last season, Mark Hughes, Mancini’s predecessor, struggled to keep control of the Brazilian "clan" of Robinho, Jô and Elano.
With Elano having left for Galatasaray in Turkey last summer and Jô at Everton, it was widely recognised that Robinho appeared more settled.
Jô, 22, last played for Everton in the 3-3 draw with Chelsea three weeks ago, during which he injured a knee. He had scored two goals this season, in the 4-0 wins over AEK Athens in the Europa League and Hull City in the Carling Cup third round. He had done well on a shorter loan period with Everton at the end last season, scoring five goals in 12 games.
City signed Jô on a four-year contract from CSKA Moscow in July 2008 for what was then a club-record fee of £18 million, but the player failed to adapt to life there.
