THE PREMIERSHIP SIGNINGS AND EXPECTATIONS.....FROM AHBU DHABI TO MANCHESTER

I got out of bed and tried to update myself with the latest happenings in the world of football(my usual tradition) and i was shell shocked to see the HEADLINE....."MANCHESTER CITY PLAYERS PRESENTED WITH £168,000 WRISTWATCHES by THE NEW OWNERS..."

Ever since Khaldoon Al Mubarak took over from THAKSIN SHINAWATRA.....they have shot up from obscurity to become the wealthiest club in the world.....every player that has been linked with them has always been accompanied by an "ASTRONOMICAL PRICE TAG" ...most noteably.....KAKA but the deal failed to materialise after the player refused to trade places even after his club, AC MILAN received an offer that couldnt be rejected by any club.

Robinho's capture was a stunning statement of intent by the Abu Dhabi United Grouphours after they took control at Manchester City and they will regard Tevez as another significant marker in their mission to reach the Champions League.
Mark Hughes and Manchester City's millions have attracted big names since their elevation to the game's financial elite, but Tevez is a name known on a more global scale thanGareth Barry, Craig Bellamy, Wayne Bridge or Roque Santa Cruz.

This is not a guarantee that City will gatecrash the top four, but it is an indication of how far they have come in 12 eventful months. The mere suggestion a year ago that City would spirit Tevez across Manchester would have been the cue for laughter or perhaps a short period of incarceration.

Finance will have been a huge driver in this deal for Tevez and to suggest otherwise would be naive in the extreme, but City can afford this deal and plenty more besides.

And they will regard it as an investment well made if he can accelerate their progress in line with the demands of chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak.

Manchester City's "unimaginable efforts" to muscle in on the Premier League's elite Gang of Four have set a searing pace in the summer transfer market