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City chase Ghana starlet
Chris Bailey
10/ 6/2008


CITY chief Mark Hughes is ready to pursue his interest in Ghana starlet Anthony Annan.

The Blues boss has a dossier on the tough-tackling 21-year-old midfielder and was previously considering tempting the youngster to Ewood Park this summer.

Hughes' switch to City has not cooled the manager's interest in a player that has been grandly dubbed the new Michael Essien in his homeland. Annan began his career playing for the exotically named Super Rainbow in his homeland but is now eyeing a Premier League pot of gold.

Currently with Norwegian side IK Start, he has recently been out on loan at Stabaek and has been attracting a host of scouts since his eye-catching performances in the African Cup of Nations.

Annan is regarded as the best young midfielder in his country and is also being tracked by Everton, Bolton and Middlesbrough.

Policy

Although the Blues have been linked with the arrival of superstar Ronaldinho from Barcelona, Thaksin Shinawatra is keen that Hughes should, where possible, continue the policy of bringing in young players that can be developed.

City are in need of defensive midfield recruits and have also been looking at the more ready made Steve Sidwell, who built a glowing reputation at Reading but then failed to make any impact after a big money switch to Chelsea.

The Blues had to rely heavily on veteran former Germany international Didi Hamann last season to screen the back four and, although they have Swiss star Gelson Fernandes who can do a similar job, Hughes knows that it is an area that needs urgent attention.

A junior and Olympic player for Ghana, Annan was promoted to the Ghana senior side in March last year as a replacement for Chelsea king-pin Essien. His first cap came against Brazil and he impressed so much that he played a prominent role in the side the Nations Cup.

He has set his heart on a move to one of Europe's major domestic leagues with England top of his list.

"Anthony is definitely looking to move this summer," said agent Craig Honeyman from the SEM Group.

"He was outstanding in the Africa Cup along with Essien and Muntari, and that only shows what standard he is up to at this stage.

"His priority is most definitely a move to England and he has seen how well the likes of Muntari and Essien have done. There is interest and a lot from the Premier League.

"Playing in Norway has been great for him as all the big clubs in England have scouts and people over there. We are confident he will be playing in England next season."

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Manchester City - No longer a "hole-in-the-sock" sort of club.

Bump. See slart, this is how it's done properly.

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Manchester City - No longer a "hole-in-the-sock" sort of club.

Snappy title.

Posted 3 hours ago.

In the right section.

I like this one best.

*hearts order*

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Joeyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

I don't really like African players because of the African Nations. We lose players at a vital time

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Please don't think that I'm being a bitch
I just happen to witness a lot of things which
Get me annoyed cos you're filling a void
Have you got nothing better to do?

racist

I believe the ratings on both threads are rather apt to Badge

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Please don't think that I'm being a bitch
I just happen to witness a lot of things which
Get me annoyed cos you're filling a void
Have you got nothing better to do?

yeah the afro cup cost a few teams this year as their form declined substantially with a few key players off playing for their cuntry

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Posting Bi-Monthly These Days

I was born with "methemoglobinemia"

I'm reporting you to the mods!

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And put on that wig I bought you. No, no, no, no. The reddish-brown one.

you like that, sneaky sneaky

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Posting Bi-Monthly These Days

I was born with "methemoglobinemia"

Aha! Done! have him carded immediately!!!!
The whole forum could go into meltdown if this is not dealt with immediately!

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Please don't think that I'm being a bitch
I just happen to witness a lot of things which
Get me annoyed cos you're filling a void
Have you got nothing better to do?

Oi! The Mods do the refereeing job around here, not you.
It's like watching football itself, especially played by Italians telling the ref what to do.

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It's a whopper indeed. It's probably really meaningful and probably quite profound yet still, somehow, nonsense! No offence, Shimmer. - Buffbill

no no no, i like the foreigners. it's those c nts in white football shirts that get on my tits. - GA (on England)

Well he should be carded!

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Please don't think that I'm being a bitch
I just happen to witness a lot of things which
Get me annoyed cos you're filling a void
Have you got nothing better to do?

I agree. Don't sign them until the African authorities sort it out.

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It's a whopper indeed. It's probably really meaningful and probably quite profound yet still, somehow, nonsense! No offence, Shimmer. - Buffbill

no no no, i like the foreigners. it's those c nts in white football shirts that get on my tits. - GA (on England)

i got a warning for that, thats pretty fucked if you ask me,

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Posting Bi-Monthly These Days

I was born with "methemoglobinemia"

2 cards in 2 minutes!!! bastards!!!!!

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Posting Bi-Monthly These Days

I was born with "methemoglobinemia"

You doth protest too much.
It's only a yellow. be thankful.

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It's a whopper indeed. It's probably really meaningful and probably quite profound yet still, somehow, nonsense! No offence, Shimmer. - Buffbill

no no no, i like the foreigners. it's those c nts in white football shirts that get on my tits. - GA (on England)

Yeah! The Italian approach worked! I'm gonna contest every decision now!

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Please don't think that I'm being a bitch
I just happen to witness a lot of things which
Get me annoyed cos you're filling a void
Have you got nothing better to do?

seriously what if i had a typo and just forgot the o in country

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Posting Bi-Monthly These Days

I was born with "methemoglobinemia"

It didn't as i already had him carded before your post.

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It's a whopper indeed. It's probably really meaningful and probably quite profound yet still, somehow, nonsense! No offence, Shimmer. - Buffbill

no no no, i like the foreigners. it's those c nts in white football shirts that get on my tits. - GA (on England)

Second should have been a red but I came over all Graham Poll.

*awaits Hur Hur*

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Joeyyyyyyyyyyyyyy