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Manchester City manager Mark Hughes says the club are in negotiations to sign Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor.
"There have been discussions and there is possibly a deal to be done but nothing has been concluded," Hughes said at the unveiling of Carlos Tevez.
Togo international Adebayor is believed to be on sale for about £25m after three-and-a-half seasons at Arsenal.
The 25-year-old, who scored 16 times for the Gunners last season, has also been linked to AC Milan and Chelsea.
Speaking at the press conference to announce the signing of the Argentian striker, Hughes admitted that there could be more arrivals at the big-spending club before the start of the season.
"It may well be that opportunities will present themselves. We still have areas we want to strengthen," he said.
Hughes also refused to rule out a possible move for Chelsea captain John Terry.
"I have fantastic respect for John Terry, ever since I saw him as a young player when I was at Chelsea as a player myself.
"He's a great player and an outstanding captain. But he's very much a Chelsea player at this moment in time.
"I have huge respect for him. I think any manager would covet a player of the type of John Terry, but at this moment in time he's a player for Chelsea so we have to respect that."
City are intent on building a new-look attack and as well as Tevez have also added Paraguayan Roque Santa Cruz to their ranks this summer, having signed Craig Bellamy last season.
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 completed a deal for Tevez on Tuesday - the Argentine joining after City paid a fee of around £25m to secure his registration from third party ownership 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.
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.
With the influx of big-name players at Eastlands comes a new challenge for manager Mark Hughes, according to former Manchester City player Dennis Tueart.
He told BBC Radio 5 Live: "The big challenge for managers now is to manage extremely wealthy young men, who do not need to work beyond their football careers.
"How does that affect their psyche and professionalism? These are things that the manager has got to sort out."
"There have been discussions and there is possibly a deal to be done but nothing has been concluded," Hughes said at the unveiling of Carlos Tevez.
Togo international Adebayor is believed to be on sale for about £25m after three-and-a-half seasons at Arsenal.
The 25-year-old, who scored 16 times for the Gunners last season, has also been linked to AC Milan and Chelsea.
Speaking at the press conference to announce the signing of the Argentian striker, Hughes admitted that there could be more arrivals at the big-spending club before the start of the season.
"It may well be that opportunities will present themselves. We still have areas we want to strengthen," he said.
Hughes also refused to rule out a possible move for Chelsea captain John Terry.
"I have fantastic respect for John Terry, ever since I saw him as a young player when I was at Chelsea as a player myself.
"He's a great player and an outstanding captain. But he's very much a Chelsea player at this moment in time.
"I have huge respect for him. I think any manager would covet a player of the type of John Terry, but at this moment in time he's a player for Chelsea so we have to respect that."
City are intent on building a new-look attack and as well as Tevez have also added Paraguayan Roque Santa Cruz to their ranks this summer, having signed Craig Bellamy last season.
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 completed a deal for Tevez on Tuesday - the Argentine joining after City paid a fee of around £25m to secure his registration from third party ownership 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.
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.
With the influx of big-name players at Eastlands comes a new challenge for manager Mark Hughes, according to former Manchester City player Dennis Tueart.
He told BBC Radio 5 Live: "The big challenge for managers now is to manage extremely wealthy young men, who do not need to work beyond their football careers.
"How does that affect their psyche and professionalism? These are things that the manager has got to sort out."
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Paul Marin -19 is one thing, 20 is a whole other matter. It gets even worse if they win the UCL. *groan*. 
05/18/2011.MU fans naah cough, but all a unuh a vomit?-Lazie 1/11/2015
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