Former Manchester City boss Joe Royle criticised Mark Hughes’s dismissal as manager on Saturday, claiming the club had pulled the trigger too quickly. Hughes was axed and replaced by former Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini, despite a 4-3 victory against Sunderland that earned the team sixth
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Sacked Hughes left out in the cold at Eastlands
December 21st, 2009 |
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Football: Hughes relishing United semi-final
December 3rd, 2009 |
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Manchester City manager Mark Hughes insists his team have nothing to fear ahead of their English League Cup semi-final with Manchester United. City booked a place in the last four with a 3-0 victory over Arsenal in the quarter-finals at Eastlands here on Wednesday. The significance of
Hughes downplays the money factor
August 1st, 2009 |
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Manchester City manager Mark Hughes insists players are moving to Eastlands for the prospect of medals, not big money. And he claims the club will not pay transfer fees above the odds as their blistering recruitment drive gathers pace. City have made five major signings in the transfer window –
Man City’s Hughes tells Man U’s Fergie not to lecture about spending
July 16th, 2009 |
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Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has hit back at Alex Ferguson for claiming Manchester City have inflated transfer prices.
The Eastlands boss insisted that his 26.5 million pound capture of Carlos Tevez was a bargain.
Sparky says if any fee was inflated this summer it was the world-record 80 million pounds United received from Real Madrid [...]
Adebayor passes Man City medical
July 15th, 2009 |
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Manchester City are in negotiations to sign Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor, BBC Sport understands.
The Togo international, 25, is believed to be on sale for about £25m after three-and-a-half seasons at Arsenal.
Adebayor, who scored 16 times for the Gunners last season, has also been linked to AC Milan and Chelsea.
City are intent on building a new-look attack and are on the verge of signing Carlos Tevez, while they have already captured Roque Santa Cruz this summer.
The Eastlands club are eager to break into the Premier League’s top four this coming season, and have shown their determination with their close-season spending.
Midfielder Gareth Barry was bought from Aston Villa, and from under the noses of last season’s Premier League runners-up Liverpool, for £12m and City paid Blackburn about £18m for Paraguay international forward Santa Cruz.
City are expected to complete a deal for Tevez on Tuesday – the Argentine will be a free transfer after his contract with Premier League champions Manchester United expired.
And if Adebayor also makes the switch to Eastlands, City will have captured players from three of the top six clubs in the top flight last season.
Additionally, there is growing speculation that Chelsea and England captain John Terry could join the Sky Blues’ revolution.
In Adebayor, City would be buying a player who has scored 62 goals in 142 appearances for Arsenal since he joined from Monaco for £7m.
He hit 30 goals in the 2007/08 season but struggled with injuries in the last campaign, and also incurred the wrath of some Arsenal fans who felt the striker lacked commitment. </p
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Ones to watch
July 4th, 2009 |
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Samuel Eto’o The Cameroon forward has been in the news recently with Manchester City trying to tempt him to Eastlands as the 28-year-old enters into the final year of his contract at Barcelona. Eto’o is believed to want to see out this time at the Nou Camp, but Mark Hughes this week again