Source: Daily_Mail
Barry bonanza: City get their man for £130k-a-week and Tevez is next
Manchester City began a summer of unprecedented transfer spending with the £12million capture of Gareth Barry from Aston Villa - and are increasingly confident of signing Carlos Tevez.[LNB]City moved quickly to take Barry, 28, to Eastlands on a staggering basic salary of around £130,000 a week after first making contact on Monday night and the England midfielder had a medical in London on Tuesday after agreeing a five-year contract.[LNB]And it is understood that City manager Mark Hughes is confident of persuading Argentina forward Tevez, 25, to move across Manchester from United, while he has also made some progress on signing centre half Joleon Lescott from Everton and former Old Trafford striker Diego Forlan from Atletico Madrid.[LNB] Gareth Barry in action against his new club Manchester City in March[LNB]City's move to sign Barry comes after Liverpool's failure to come up with the money toget his signature and not only emphasises the financial restrictions endured by Rafael Benitez at Anfield but also the enormous wealth enjoyed by a club who cannot yet even offer their new player European football.[LNB] Aston Villa skipper Barry signs for Manchester City as Hughes completes £12m shock swoopTugay to take coaching job with former manager Hughes at Manchester CityNicky Shorey admits he faces an uncertain future at Aston VillaMANCHESTER CITY FC
