Ireland hands in transfer request

STEPHEN IRELAND last night handed in a transfer request after a frustrating season at Premier League side Manchester City.

And the club has reportedly made their first inquiries into a bid for Everton’s Mikel Arteta as a replacement for the Cobh-born midfielder.

Blues boss Roberto Mancini, had said Ireland needed to “change his head” to ensure he turned things around at Eastlands but his request for a move away was reluctantly accepted.