City move to tempt Hughes from Blackburn
-
Manchester City have made the first move to persuade Mark Hughes to quit Blackburn and become £3 million-a-year manager at Eastlands. They contacted Rovers officially yesterday and requested permission to speak to the Welshman on behalf of City's Thai owner, Thaksin Shinawatra.
The move confirms it is the end of the road for Sven Goran Eriksson as Manchester City boss after just one year in charge. The former England manager had it confirmed yesterday that his contract had been terminated.
The Swede is now expected to move to central America and agree an offer to steer Mexico to the World Cup finals in South Africa. It would be a major coup for Shinawatra if he and his senior aide, Pairoj Piempongsant, could make former Manchester United star Hughes, 44, an offer he cannot refuse.
But Hughes is also among the serious contenders for the Chelsea job. He is high on the hitlist of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to replace Israeli manager Avram Grant.
-
If Hughes decides to leave Blackburn very wasted sia, he's building a good team over there.
-
I tot Manchester City wants Avram Grant?