Parker & Santa Cruz Set for City Deals

By Brian Lofrumento | 4th January 2009

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roque-_santa-_cruz Following their FA Cup exit at the hands of Nottingham Forest, Manchester City have moved quickly to improve the squad. Mark Hughes is on the verge of wrapping up yet another two January transfer deals, this time bringing Scott Parker and Roque Santa Cruz to the City of Manchester Stadium.

The deal between Blackburn and Manchester City would send Roque Santa Cruz to City with Tal Ben-Haim and £18 million heading towards Ewood Park. Hughes has been a long time admirer of the Paraguayan striker and was responsible for bringing him to Blackburn. This deal has been in the pipeline for a while now, and City have finally come to an agreement to sign the striker.

The £12 million deal for West Ham’s Scott Parker is all but wrapped up, and Manchester City will unveil the industrial midfielder within 48 hours. Parker previously played for Chelsea, and will be hoping to link up with Robinho and company immediately.

City’s spending shouldn’t be done just yet, with the club also having wrapped up a deal for Wayne Bridge, who signed a £100,000 per week contract that makes him the highest paid fullback in the world. City are also interested in Craig Bellamy of West Ham, Jermain Defoe of Portsmouth, Kolo Toure of Arsenal, and many other targets.