Fulham, now managed by Bellamy's hero Mark Hughes, have admitted they want to sign him, Celtic boss Neil Lennon says his club have spoken to Bellamy's agent while City's Champions League qualifying rivals Tottenham Hotspur also want the 59-times capped Welshman.
At the same time, Quinn is a veteran, work-through-the-system city council chief who champions consensus and compromise.
He could make his debut for City against Premier League champions Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.
The league leaders are set to host reigning champions Manchester City in a local derby at Old Trafford on Monday.
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Van Persie has been heavily linked with a move to EPL champions Manchester City, while Serie A winners Juventus are also believed to be keen on his signature.
United's win -- their third in a row -- puts them on 36 points at the top of the table, three clear of reigning champions Manchester City who dropped precious points on Saturday, drawing 1-1 with Everton at the Etihad Stadium.
Next season City will play in the Champions League for the second successive time.
Mancini believes Hughes will deserve half of the credit if City do qualify for the Champions League.
The 24-year-old winger last week agreed a three-year deal with the Premier League champions after Derry City were paid an undisclosed fee.
City, the defending Premier League champions, will be looking to make a quick start to the season and the match will likely be great publicity for both clubs.
It proved a good day for Manchester as United's rivals City maintained their push for a Champions League place with a comfortable 2-0 home win over crisis-club Portsmouth.
Defender Cannavaro won two scudetti with Juventus, in 2005 and 2006, while the side are currently fighting to clinch third place behind champions Inter and their city rivals AC Milan.
Earlier this season, it was reported that former Stuttgart midfielder Hleb, 26, held secret talks with Inter while in the city ahead of Arsenal's Champions League game against rivals AC Milan at the San Siro.
They now face a critical home fixture with Wigan on Saturday mindful of awkward closing games away to Fulham and home to Champions League-chasing Manchester City.
Fletcher claimed their earlier victory over Liverpool, who are battling with Tottenham, Manchester City and Aston Villa for the final Champions League spot, had put the pressure on Chelsea.
And its campaign in the Champions League was a disaster as City finished bottom of its group.
"If you go on the UK City of Culture website you will see cultural champions on there, " he said.
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With the ravages of football's financial implosion encompassing everyone from Premier League champions Manchester United to lowly Chester City, Newport's story is also a salutary lesson of what could yet be to come.
While working for City Year in 2008, I learned that dedicated champions are needed to truly affect change.
Joan Laporta, president of European champions Barcelona -- Espanyol's city rivals -- said on their official Web site: ""We are very shocked by this tragic event.
They are sixth in the Premier League and trail Manchester City, who occupy the last of the four Champions League places, by six points with four games to play.
Ahead of his final Champions League game on Tuesday, Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini announced that if his team did qualify for the Europa League, he would not play his strongest team in those games.
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David Faulkner, leader of Newcastle City Council and chair of the NewcastleGateshead World Cup Champions Group said: "Over the past 18 months, businesses and attractions from both the public and private sector have come together to form a strong partnership".
Jurgen Klopp's team sits fourth in the German top flight and is being heavily tipped for European success after excelling in a Champions League group containing Real Madrid, Manchester City and Ajax, with the Spanish club's manager Jose Mourinho viewing them as candidates to win the tournament.
They travel to Birmingham City on Saturday, who are also in contention for a Champions League spot.
Kyle Lafferty dropped to the bench as on-loan Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss retained his place to make his first Champions League start.
Next Thursday's trip to Russia to face Rubin Kazan in the second-tier Europa League is the start of a run of four games in 10 days for last season's European champions, including an FA Cup semifinal against Manchester City next Sunday and then Premier League trips to Fulham and Liverpool.
Everton were never in serious trouble after that - forcing City to wait to stamp their passport into next season's Champions League.
City, fourth in the table and in pole position for a Champions League place with five games left to play, host rivals Manchester United on Saturday.
"I'm not worried about the situation, " Platini told CNN in an exclusive interview ahead of Saturday's Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Chelsea in the German city.
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