Hughes could quit City
Date published: 12 August 2008
MARK Hughes may walk away from Manchester City just days before the start of the Premier League season.
The Welshman is angry that the Eastlands club attempted to force through the sales of Stephen Ireland to Sunderland and Vedran Corluka to Tottenham.
Blues fans are facing worrying times as the Premier League will take guidance from the Home Office and Foreign Office before deciding whether to let Thaksin Shinawatra continue as owner of City.
The former Thailand Prime Minister arrived in London yesterday after refusing to answer fraud and corruption charges in his homeland.
Instead, he flew to the UK from Beijing, accompanied by his wife, Pojaman, who is on bail pending appeal after being sentenced to three years in prison for similar offences.
It would be no surprise if Hughes considered his position given the riches he thought would be at his disposal will remain frozen by the Thai authorities.
It has already been suggested many of the deals done by Sven–Goran Eriksson last summer were done with a relatively small down payment, the same applying to transfers of Jo and Tal Ben Haim this summer.
Although Eriksson’s successor managed to halt Corluka’s proposed move to Tottenham at the weekend, his rebuilding plans have been badly affected ahead of of Sunday’s opening Premier League game at Aston Villa.
