Source: Daily_Mail
City boss Hughes blasts Sturridge's advisors over striker's wage demands
Manchester City[LNB]'s contract talks with striker Daniel Sturridge have broken down after the 19-year-old's representatives asked for more than £60,000-a-week.[LNB]City boss Mark Hughes is keen to tie Sturridge to the club for the long-term but is adamant that the club will not be forced in to paying over the odds just because of its new found wealth.[LNB]Sturridge - who has made 11 appearances for City in all competition, netting five times - is understood to want parity with the likes of the influential Stephen Ireland, a demand City are unwilling to meet.[LNB] Top dollar: Sturridge's representatives have asked for £60,000-a-week[LNB]Hughes said last night: 'We want him to stay. He is an outstanding player and he is in the last year of his contract.[LNB]'He knows and his advisors know he is in a position of strength as regards his contract but at the moment we're not close to an agreement.[LNB]'We have made it clear that we feel for his sake, and for his development, that this is the best place for him.[LNB]'But other things are of more importance to other people around him.'[LNB] Hughes hits out at Bellamy doubters after Man City's Wales star clashes with a fan[LNB]Get out of Manchester to make a mark with Brazil, Dunga tells City star Elano[LNB]MANCHESTER CITY FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB] [LNB] [LNB]
