Gael Clichy has slammed former Arsenal teammate Emmanuel Adebayor over his move to Manchester City.
The French fullback told The Sun: "I really believe if you are a player who thinks only about money then you could end up at Manchester City.
"You have to think if you want to play for a big club and have your image or if you want to play for a good club and earn big money.
"When you ask someone to move for something like £300,000 a week it is just crazy."
Eastlands boss Mark Hughes has spent £80m this summer in a bid to gatecrash the Big Four.
Clichy declared: "I've been here six years and this is not the first summer where a club have spent big money to get big players.
"But it does not always mean a team will do well.
"Sometimes when you have players coming in like this it can take six to seven months for them to adjust."

is unhappy the way his interview has been reported, stating he is not
the type of player to judge or single out a fellow professional.