LoveCity said:Didsbury Dave said:Berkovic_blue said:Which clubs were these?
I've no doubt he snapped Txiki's hand off as soon as he got the call.
Just Chelsea and Barcelona. No one significant.
And PSG... and Porto, at least according to his agent.
"It is true that Porto presented a proposal to Manuel Pellegrini," he told A Bola.
"We were in talks with Porto, which is a remarkable and well-known club in the world. We would call them a super-club. They have a legendary president and his project is very interesting. The problem is that the Porto contract offer was made after Manchester talked to us.
"It's not a question of money but of keeping our word. Mr Pellegrini was committed to Manchester City to sit down with their leaders after the Spanish league ended to finally complete the move.
"Again [with PSG], there is the economic factor there that shows the fact that Mr Pellegrini is extremely loyal. That was also the reason for having recently rejected an invitation from PSG."
Very interesting, any evidence to back up the Chelsea and Barca claims.