By Vlatko Siljanovski Last updated: 7th January 2009
Bojinov: Wants to prove himself
At the moment I am not thinking in moving back to Italy as I have immense aspiration to prove myself at Manchester.
Bojinov
Quotes of the week
Valeri Bojinov has played down speculation he could leave Manchester City in January, stating he is keen to prove himself at the club.
The former Fiorentina and Lecce ace has barely kicked a ball for the club after suffering a series of long-term injuries during his time at Eastlands.
Bojinov is being tipped to return to action this month, although the 22-year-old is not looking to cut short his injury-hit City spell.
Despite being linked with a move to Serie A outfit Lazio, the Bulgarian has no thoughts of returning to Italy as he is keen to show City fans what they have been missing.
"At the moment I am not thinking of moving back to Italy as I have immense aspirations to prove myself at Manchester," he told the Italian press.
"I feel much better as I have started training with a ball, but I miss the game rhythm.
"At the moment, the team are positioned below expectations, but I am sure that my team-mates know very well what is expected from all of us and I believe things will soon move in the right direction."

League One Round Up - 21st November
Tottenham v Wigan - 2nd Half
Championship Round Up - 21st November
League Two Round Up - 21st November
Tottenham v Wigan - 1st Half
Stoke 1-0 Portsmouth - Fuller and Sorensen
Tottenham 9-1 Wigan - Defoe
Stoke 1-0 Portsmouth - Pulis
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 28th November | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| 17:00 | Udinese vs Livorno |
| 19:45 | Genoa vs Sampdoria |
| Sunday 29th November | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| 14:00 | Atalanta vs Roma |
| 14:00 | Bari vs Siena |
| 14:00 | Cagliari vs Juventus |
| 14:00 | Chievo vs Palermo |
| 14:00 | Inter Milan vs Fiorentina |
| 14:00 | Lazio vs Bologna |
| 14:00 | Parma vs Napoli |
| 19:45 | Catania vs AC Milan |
| Saturday 5th December | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| 17:00 | AC Milan vs Sampdoria |
| 19:45 | Juventus vs Inter Milan |
| Sunday 6th December | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| 14:00 | Bologna vs Udinese |
| 14:00 | Fiorentina vs Atalanta |
| 14:00 | Genoa vs Parma |
| 14:00 | Livorno vs Chievo |
| 14:00 | Napoli vs Bari |
| 14:00 | Palermo vs Cagliari |
| 14:00 | Siena vs Catania |
| 19:45 | Roma vs Lazio |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| Livorno 2 - 1 Genoa | |
| AC Milan 4 - 3 Cagliari | |
| Palermo 1 - 1 Catania | |
| Roma 3 - 1 Bari | |
| Napoli 0 - 0 Lazio | |
| Sampdoria 2 - 1 Chievo | |
| Juventus 1 - 0 Udinese | |
| Siena 0 - 2 Atalanta | |
| Saturday 21st November | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| Bologna 1 - 3 Inter Milan | |
| Fiorentina 2 - 3 Parma | |
| Sunday 8th November | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| Bari 1 - 0 Livorno | |
| Bologna 3 - 1 Palermo | |
| Genoa 4 - 2 Siena | |
| Cagliari 2 - 0 Sampdoria | |
| Parma 2 - 0 Chievo | |
| Inter Milan 1 - 1 Roma | |
| Udinese 0 - 1 Fiorentina | |
| Lazio 1 - 2 AC Milan | |
| Saturday 7th November | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| Catania 0 - 0 Napoli | |
| Atalanta 2 - 5 Juventus | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Milan | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Juventus | 13 | 27 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Sampdoria | 13 | 24 |
| 5 | Parma | 13 | 23 |
| 6 | Fiorentina | 13 | 21 |
| 7 | Genoa | 13 | 20 |
| 8 | Cagliari | 13 | 19 |
| 9 | Napoli | 13 | 19 |
| 10 | Bari | 13 | 18 |
| 11 | Roma | 13 | 18 |
| 12 | Palermo | 13 | 17 |
| 13 | Chievo | 13 | 15 |
| 14 | Udinese | 13 | 15 |
| 15 | Lazio | 13 | 12 |
| 16 | Bologna | 13 | 12 |
| 17 | Atalanta | 13 | 12 |
| 18 | Livorno | 13 | 12 |
| 19 | Catania | 13 | 9 |
| 20 | Siena | 13 | 6 |
Barca and Real both won, Gers closed the gap on Celtic while Lyon and Marseille drew 5-5.
Sunderland fan Lucinda Gittins was strutting her stuff in the Soccer AM studios this week.
Barca were stunned by a late leveller, Gers' match was abandoned while Inter march on in Serie A.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic could yet return to Italy before he retires, according to his agent Mino Raiola.
Filippo Inzaghi is hoping to be offered the opportunity to see out his playing days at AC Milan.
AC Milan edged a seven-goal thriller against Cagliari, while Francesco Totti was the hero for Roma.
Reports in Italy suggest Arsenal are preparing an approach for Sampdoria striker Giampaolo Pazzini.
Leonardo has reiterated that Gennaro Gattuso will not be leaving AC Milan in the January transfer window.