Going.........going...........goners ?

blumoon

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Manchester City manager Mark Hughes is stamping down on the emerging Brazilian clique at Eastlands by offloading Elano and Jo in January.

Hughes, who will make Portsmouth's £20million midfielder Lassana Diarra his first signing of the new window, is taking affirmative action after sensing their could be a split in the dressing-room emerging along nationality lines.

Although the club's record £34million signing Robinho is being actively consulted on who he would like to play alongside at Eastlands, he is aware that he will two of his compatriots as part of the deal as Hughes seeks a better balance in the side.


Elano is being pursued by Spanish side Espanol while £18million Jo is available on loan. Everton boss David Moyes is a fan of the young Brazilian but City will have to decide whether they want to go give him to a potential rival for a European place.

Hughes faces a make-or-break January window to prove to his Abu Dhabi owners he is a big enough name to lure top players to Eastlands.

Portsmouth will only sell Diarra to City because Real Madrid can't match the asking price. Pompey boss Tony Adams already has a £6million holding midfielder lined up to replace him and knows selling Diarra will mean he can keep other prize assets Jermaine Defoe, Glenn Johnson and Peter Crouch at Fratton Park.

City's hierarchy have drawn up a list of stars for Hughes to buy including Gianluigi Buffon, Franck Ribery, Ashley Cole and David Villa but the truth remains while they remain mid-table, none of them are interested in moving.
 
Please let Jo go to Everton on loan. He will do very little there to bother us, but may return next season with more Premiership experience under his belt and, under David Moyse, he will have improved his self-confidence.
 

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