Re: Bit of Update
There isn't a chance Spurs will offer anything over 60k a week for Gareth Barry. I don't know what he's currently on at Aston Villa, but it would either be very similar or a step down in wages at Spurs. The only thing that they have going for them is the Spurs stripe through the family. They all have season tickets at White Hart Lane and Barry was a huge fan as a child and would jump at the chance to join them - That's if no other club was also on the scene! City finished the season lower than Spurs, but the expectations next season will be absolutely huge. Whether Barry wants to scrap for his position every week is another thing, as I'm pretty sure Hughes and co wont stop there with midfield recruits.
One thing is for certain, Villa fans are absolutely furious that Barry is even considering leaving the club for a team not even in European competition next season. They feel he is being driven by money rather than success and ambition after claiming he would only leave for a club in the Champions League. As for Tevez, that signing could really rock the foundations of the club down the road! Mercinaries? Possibly, but football is evolving every single day into something that could well destroy the beautiful game. Money is becoming far more important for some people, and a lot of folk will think rightly so.