Manchester City 's hierarchy willthis week meet in Abu Dhabi to discuss their transfer plans for this summer window.
City, who went round Manchester with their trophy on Monday evening, will travel to the Middle East for a short exhibition tour which begins on Thursday with a friendly against Al-Ain.
Manager Manuel Pellegrini will be joined by senior figures such as Ferran Soriano, Txiki Begiristain, Khaldoon Al Mubarak and owner Sheikh Mansour as the club aims to strengthen their position as one of England's top guns.
some of the topics to be discussed is City's transfer strategy, with the club expected to make moves for Porto duo Eliaquim Mangala and Fernando, while Athletic Bilbao star Iker Muniain is also on their wishlist.
But those plans will be heavily impacted by whatever punishments are handed down by Uefa over the club's Financial Fair Play breaches.
City were given until Friday to agree their sanction with Uefa, as eight other European clubs have done, but are now ready to go at logger-heads with the European football governing body after ignoring the measures.
A £50 million fine, wage cap and limited Champions League squad size were put forward by Michel Platini's organisation, but the Premier League club are ready to put up a fight rather than reach a settlement.
these means that City's plan remains on hold until a decision is made. Should their complaints be thrown out - an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport is a possibility - the club will likely face more mean penalties.
New deals for star players such as Sergio Aguero, David Silva, Edin Dzeko and Samir Nasri will be part of the items to be discussed following the club's second Premier League title win in three seasons, but any increases in salary would have to be offset in other areas should Uefa successfully hand down their sanctions.
City, who went round Manchester with their trophy on Monday evening, will travel to the Middle East for a short exhibition tour which begins on Thursday with a friendly against Al-Ain.
Manager Manuel Pellegrini will be joined by senior figures such as Ferran Soriano, Txiki Begiristain, Khaldoon Al Mubarak and owner Sheikh Mansour as the club aims to strengthen their position as one of England's top guns.
some of the topics to be discussed is City's transfer strategy, with the club expected to make moves for Porto duo Eliaquim Mangala and Fernando, while Athletic Bilbao star Iker Muniain is also on their wishlist.
But those plans will be heavily impacted by whatever punishments are handed down by Uefa over the club's Financial Fair Play breaches.
City were given until Friday to agree their sanction with Uefa, as eight other European clubs have done, but are now ready to go at logger-heads with the European football governing body after ignoring the measures.
A £50 million fine, wage cap and limited Champions League squad size were put forward by Michel Platini's organisation, but the Premier League club are ready to put up a fight rather than reach a settlement.
these means that City's plan remains on hold until a decision is made. Should their complaints be thrown out - an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport is a possibility - the club will likely face more mean penalties.
New deals for star players such as Sergio Aguero, David Silva, Edin Dzeko and Samir Nasri will be part of the items to be discussed following the club's second Premier League title win in three seasons, but any increases in salary would have to be offset in other areas should Uefa successfully hand down their sanctions.
0 comments:
Post a Comment