Kenney_The_Blue
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Manchester City boss Mark Hughes insists that any meeting with Barcelona was merely to build relations.
Executive chairman Garry Cook is understood to have met with Barca president Joan Laporta in a bid to build relations between the two clubs.
Reports have since claimed that City were looking to broker a deal for Barca star Samuel Eto'o.
City have already denied making any such offer and now Hughes has insisted that they are talking with a number of 'big' clubs as they look to be taken seriously by the elite.
"There has been speculation about players all year," Hughes told Key103.
"It is something that we accept and has become predictable.
"The meeting was not about individuals but how both clubs can help each other.
"As a club, we are trying to get relationships with clubs who would not previously have passed the time of day with us.
"Now, because of Sheikh Mansour [City owner], they want to have a relationship and talk about plans that would benefit both clubs.
"We are aiming to have this kind of relationship with all top clubs in Europe."
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Executive chairman Garry Cook is understood to have met with Barca president Joan Laporta in a bid to build relations between the two clubs.
Reports have since claimed that City were looking to broker a deal for Barca star Samuel Eto'o.
City have already denied making any such offer and now Hughes has insisted that they are talking with a number of 'big' clubs as they look to be taken seriously by the elite.
"There has been speculation about players all year," Hughes told Key103.
"It is something that we accept and has become predictable.
"The meeting was not about individuals but how both clubs can help each other.
"As a club, we are trying to get relationships with clubs who would not previously have passed the time of day with us.
"Now, because of Sheikh Mansour [City owner], they want to have a relationship and talk about plans that would benefit both clubs.
"We are aiming to have this kind of relationship with all top clubs in Europe."
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