So then this County Durham lad is very heavily rumoured to be coming back to the north-east.
Before signing for city he was linked to us, which later came out that he was pretty much a SAFC player until Man City waved a big pay packet his way.
Now that he is struggling to get in the first team, that seems for to do with issues between manager and player than the players ability.
Other teams are reported to be interested mainly Liverpool, and the fee of 10 million has also been bounced about.