Source: Telegraph
Manchester City defender Micah Richards linked with Wigan and Bolton
According to the Sun[LNB], both clubs have been alerted to the fact Richards might be available at a knock-down price, with £5 million being suggested.[LNB]Richards' form this season has been inconsistent and there are supposedly fears at Eastlands that he has lost his focus with so much transfer speculation surrounding the club.[LNB]City, who have been linked with moves for Thierry Henry, Didier Drogba, David Villa, David Silva, Gianluigi Buffon, Sergio Aguero, Iker Casillas, John Terry, Roque Santa Cruz and a host of others, currently sit in mid-table mediocrity, behind the likes of Fulham, Hull and Wigan.[LNB]An ill-fated £108m bid for AC Milan forward Kaka has not helped matters, while record signing Robinho appears to be unsettled.[LNB]The Brazilian moved from Real Madrid to City in the summer for £32.5m, but many now view it as a mistake.[LNB]Arrigo Sacchi, the man responsible for signing Robinho at Real, said: "He totally messed up, no-one can choose to leave Real Madrid in order to go to a club like Man City.[LNB]"A top player aged only 24 can never leave Real Madrid like he did and for those reasons.[LNB]"He obviously lost his head looking at all those figures and let the money dictate. It wasn't a footballing choice. And now, at City, he's lost the happiness that football gave him."[LNB]It is this supposed unrest at City, not just involving Robinho, that has prompted interest in Richards.[LNB]And while it is highly unlikely Mark Hughes will sanction Richards' departure to one of City's Premier League rivals, the club will need to allay the 20-year-old's fears that his first-team place is not under threat.[LNB]
