Manager doesn’t seem to know what’s going on
Manchester City are linked to at least 4,000 players a day, so it is understandable that manager Mark Hughes has lost track of transfer dealings. Or perhaps he is being given little say over who comes and goes - when asked about the prospective purchase of a Newcastle goalkeeper, Hughes pleaded ignorance to the situation:
“No, I don’t think there has been an offer for Shay Given”
You don’t think there’s been an offer, Mark? Shouldn’t you be the one to know that?
Sparky gave further evidence of being kept out of the loop when questioned about slightly-past-it French striker David Trezeguet:
While Caliendo has ruled out a move to Eastlands, City boss Mark Hughes has claimed that he has no knowledge of any interest in the striker from his club.
“It’s news to me,” he said.
Either Hughes is being extremely coy about City’s movements in the transfer market, or the board and owners are keeping their cards far too close to their chests…
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3 responses so far
1 the camels foot // Jan 8, 2009 at 3:14 pm
or all agents are professional liars
2 Bluenose // Jan 8, 2009 at 3:22 pm
So it’s Hughes’ fault that every web site, every newspaper etc links us with 12 players a day? He gives his list of players to the board - with backups for each and they try and get them. Do you think he personally rings around 500 agents or leaves it to others? Your quotes of him (my take on them anyway) mean that Given is on his list of 3 or 4 goalkeepers and Trezeguet isn’t on the list.
3 Danny // Jan 8, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Ofcourse he does, the owners don’t strike me as the sort of bunch to place bids in for Parker, Bellamy and Santa Cruz, Summer showed that.