Manchester City after Spurs target

Reports from Spanish sports paper, Marca, have stated that new City boss, Mark Hughes, is close to agreeing a fee with Real Zaragoza striker, Diego Milito.

The fee, believed to be "no more than €8 million" (approximately £6 million), is close to being accepted by the Spanish northeastern club. Marca have stated that the communication between Zaragoza and Manchester City "is at a very advanced stage".


Diego Milito, who turned 29 a couple of weeks ago, has yet to comment on the likely deal. His agent and lawyer, Adrián Faija, however, has gone on record, saying that "Manchester City are the only club to have placed a bid with my clients' employers".

Sources in and around Manchester have said that Hughes turned to Milito after his bid for Blackburn ace, Roque Santa Cruz, was turned down. City bid in the region of £8 million for the 26-year old Paraguayan striker.


I suppose that rules Spurs out of the race for the talented striker. Reports were doing the rounds that we were seriously looking at the Argentine international.


I just hope that the club gets a move on and places a bid in for him now. He'll be one of the bargains of the summer if we can get him ahead of City for only £6 million.