Looks like Citeh's lawyers could be busy, they'll have to sue Steve Bruce as well.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m.../ai_n38060616/
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He said: 'Manchester City's behaviour was disgusting. They had no intention of signing Palacios. They used the boy and this club as a weapon in a deal to get Craig Bellamy.
'If City had not come in before we played them he would have signed for us. He was wobbling about Spurs. But City never had any intention of signing Palacios and it unsettled him.
'The call came in, chief executive to chief executive, and it cost us the player. He wasn't sure about going to London, he was on the verge of signing and we had even drawn up the papers.
'But when City came in it was a different ball game. They were throwing telephone figures about.
We were told they would speak to us after our game but they had no intention of doing it.
'I think it was done between the clubs. I think it was agreed for Tottenham to pull out of the Bellamy deal and leave City with a clear run for him and Spurs would take Wilson. When I see their chief executive criticising AC Milan about Kaka I think he's got a cheek after what he did here.'
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And whilst Citeh are questioning people's integrity...
Then:
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A club statement said: "Whilst Manchester City FC has the utmost respect for Steve Bruce and his views, the club wishes to make it absolutely clear that the only inquiry made in relation to Wilson Palacios was by a private phone call to [Wigan chief executive] Brenda Spencer.
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City say Wigan approached them offering Palacios, while Spurs were in mid-negotiation for him, and that they briefly considered, but swiftly rejected any move for him.
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So which is it Mr Cook?