Source: SKY_Sports
Hughes - Micah going nowhere
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has dismissed speculation linking Micah Richards with a move away from the club.[LNB] Richards quashed rumours earlier in the week suggesting he would be leaving Eastlands in the near future, and he is reportedly close to securing a new five-year deal with the club.[LNB]The 21-year-old is looking to rediscover his best form after a patchy last season, but Hughes insists the Blues are going to stick by their academy product and let him remain in the side.[LNB]"I'm not quite sure where it came from that Micah might leave," Hughes said in the Manchester Evening News. "He is a big part of what we are doing here.[LNB]"I have said for a number of weeks when asked about players' futures that we are in the process of building and creating a squad with players of the right quality, so we are not about to tear the squad apart and let good players leave.[LNB]"It's about making sure we have quality across the board, and Micah is part of that."[LNB]Richards is set to return to right-back for the Premier League clash against Fulham on Sunday, after playing in the centre of defence against Wigan last weekend.[LNB]Stephen Ireland, Vincent Kompany and Nedum Onuoha have all signed long-term contracts at the club in recent months, and Richards is expected to put pen to paper in the near future.[LNB]
