Hughes was at Barca match to watch Spain RB Azpilicueta

[skybluekings]

Hughes met with Barca bosses but he was there to check out Cesar Azpilicueta, which explains why he was at Osasuna to watch the game.

"...but Hughes is believed to have his sights on Osasuna's 20-year-old right back Cesar Azpilicueta, the £10m-rated Spanish under-21 international."
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Mark Hughes checks on Manchester City's new Spanish target at Barcelona match
LINK: http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/new...-target-at-Barcelona-match-article208415.html

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes made a flying visit to Spain on Saturday night to plot his next big-money buy.

Hughes jetted in to watch Osasuna's dramatic 1-1 draw with Barcelona even though City played less than 24 hours later against Birmingham yesterday.

Big-spending Hughes met with Barca president Joan Laporta and sporting director Tiki Beguiristain at the game with the Spanish giants desperate to sign City's Brazilian forward Robinho in January.

City are also watching with interest developments on Barcelona's former Arsenal captain Thierry Henry who was left on the bench on Saturday night.

But Hughes is believed to have his sights on Osasuna's 20-year-old right back Cesar Azpilicueta, the £10m-rated Spanish under-21 international.

A host of clubs are checking on Azpilicueta with City, Arsenal and Manchester United among the English clubs to be watching him.

Barcelona sporting director Beguiristain said: "We didn't speak about Robinho. It wasn't the time for those sort of questions."

 

[Freestyler]

Smokescreen

we all know he was there for messi, iniesta, xavi and toure :D lol

 

[skybluekings]

WTF?! The Mods in here are taking their "God" status to the extreme.

This thread was posted in the main forum for discussion but 30 secs after posting it was moved to the transfer forum. What's with that? There like 2 people at any given time in the transfer forum.

The thread is about why Hughes was at the Barca game. WTF!

Relax or get a girlfriend.

 

[mcfcmatt]

WTF?! The Mods in here are taking their "God" status to the extreme.

This thread was posted in the main forum for discussion but 30 secs after posting it was moved to the transfer forum. What's with that? There like 2 people at any given time in the transfer forum.

The thread is about why Hughes was at the Barca game. WTF!

Relax or get a girlfriend.

And the point of the thread is transfer speculation, hence being moved to the transfer forum?
I don't see that as too difficult to understand?

 

[pee dubya]

WTF?! The Mods in here are taking their "God" status to the extreme.

This thread was posted in the main forum for discussion but 30 secs after posting it was moved to the transfer forum. What's with that? There like 2 people at any given time in the transfer forum.

The thread is about why Hughes was at the Barca game. WTF!

Relax or get a girlfriend.

You're the one freaking out over having a thread moved.

 

[PaulFaz]

Maybe he was there to look at henry aswell? Heard he didnt even get off the bench though, wasted trip for sparky, least he got a trip to spain for his birthday, even if he didnt get the 3 points.

 

[Dr Bolouswki]

This azpilicueta kid is a legend in Football Manager - I know its a tenous connection, but the player ratings are based on real world scouting reports etc, so perhaps he could be good.

Anyone seen him play/heard much about him?