The transfer gossip is starting to get quite intense - there are all sort of rumours in Friday's papers concerning bids for other Premier League players.
The most mentioned name - and the most suprising - is Portsmouth's Glen Johnson. The Times, The Mirror and The Express all mention that we've bid £18million for him, and are willing to offer him six figures a week in wages. These aren't traditionally very reliable sources for City stories, so I'm not sure exactly what to make of it. I'd certainly be surprised if right-back was top priority for Hughes now, given how good a season Pablo Zabaleta had. But Johnson's a good player and the Barry deal showed how quickly we are willing to move once a target is chosen.
More believable is the news that we're going back again for Roque Santa Cruz - bidding at a reduced level of £15million in recognition of his recent knee problems. I'd be surprised if Santa Cruz is not on Hughes' list of targets, but also if he was at the very top. But with the futures of most of Europe's top strikers up for grabs after today's events, guessing exactly which centre forwards we'll buy is now quite difficult.
And another of the failed January buys is back on the agenda apparently - Arsenal's Kolo Touré. David Woods at The Daily Star quotes a source as saying that Kolo is '50-50' to join City, and that Arsenal want £15million. Can't we do any better?
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All three would be nice!
Although I'm not sure about Santa's knee.
Exciting times...
And great blog - keep up the good work.
For £15? If we spend more on Roque Santa Cruz than we get for Elano (if he moves) I will be absolutely disgusted.
I'm hoping the Glen Johnson story is a fabrication. I think it is. Especially at that price. Laughable.
Kolo Touré? Really?
We can do a lot better.
Judging by some of the comments in todays papers, Lescott appears a better bet, given greater credence, that he is refusing to discount a move to City.
I wouldn't be surprised if the mdeia are being fed sardines, to keep them away from the main catch.We shall see.
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