Is £6m for Johnson Good or Bad Business?
I personally think that Johnson should not be sold, certainly not now when his value is much lower than it should be.
I hope he is given time and can be central to City's developments over then next few years.
But having said that will he get the chance?
I ask because of this piece.
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp looks set to make a £6 million bid for Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson in January.
Having recently recovered from a persistent abdominal injury, the 21 year-old midfielder is concerned about his playing chances at the Eastland club.
Redknapp is concerned by his ‘lack of options’ in the centre of the park, but has no plans to bring back Jamie O’Hara, who is currently on loan at Portsmouth.
Johnson, 21, broke into the City side three years ago but has since lost his place through injury, and has just 60 seconds of Premier League action under his belt this season.
He has also fallen behind Gareth Barry, Stephen Ireland, Nigel de Jong, Martin Petrov and Vincent Kompany in the Blues’ pecking order, and a £6 million bid could tempt Hughes to sell.
Redknapp will be keen to bolster his squad, which is currently fifth in the Premier League table but lack strength in depth.
Redknapp said: ‘Central midfield is the one area we don’t have a lot of players. We’ve only got Palacios, Huddlestone and Jenas.
Redknapp still considers utility man O’Hara surplus to his requirements. He added: “If Portsmouth want to keep Jamie and we’ve got enough players, I’ll have a chat with Paul Hart and see if I can help him outâ€
I say keep the player and under no circumstances sell a player of Johnsons potential to another Prem' club.
I personally think that Johnson should not be sold, certainly not now when his value is much lower than it should be.
I hope he is given time and can be central to City's developments over then next few years.
But having said that will he get the chance?
I ask because of this piece.
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp looks set to make a £6 million bid for Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson in January.
Having recently recovered from a persistent abdominal injury, the 21 year-old midfielder is concerned about his playing chances at the Eastland club.
Redknapp is concerned by his ‘lack of options’ in the centre of the park, but has no plans to bring back Jamie O’Hara, who is currently on loan at Portsmouth.
Johnson, 21, broke into the City side three years ago but has since lost his place through injury, and has just 60 seconds of Premier League action under his belt this season.
He has also fallen behind Gareth Barry, Stephen Ireland, Nigel de Jong, Martin Petrov and Vincent Kompany in the Blues’ pecking order, and a £6 million bid could tempt Hughes to sell.
Redknapp will be keen to bolster his squad, which is currently fifth in the Premier League table but lack strength in depth.
Redknapp said: ‘Central midfield is the one area we don’t have a lot of players. We’ve only got Palacios, Huddlestone and Jenas.
Redknapp still considers utility man O’Hara surplus to his requirements. He added: “If Portsmouth want to keep Jamie and we’ve got enough players, I’ll have a chat with Paul Hart and see if I can help him outâ€
I say keep the player and under no circumstances sell a player of Johnsons potential to another Prem' club.