Mark Hughes Reserves Great 'Admiration' For Manchester City Targets Eto'o & Tevez

"Carlos is a player I have huge admiration for. He's a great player and a great competitor, and any manager would be delighted to have him in the team," Hughes said in a press conference, lavishing praise on the clubless forward, who would cost City around £25 million as he is still owned by Kia Joorabchian. "Carlos would be a real asset to our future plans but at the moment he's not our player. We'll see what happens."

Regarding treble-winning Barcelona hitman Eto'o, Hughes added, "We've lodged a bid for Samuel Eto'o, and I don't think there's any update on that. We've tracked the players we think will help us and he's one I've got a lot of respect for. We have to stand back and see what develops.

"We'll all have to be patient. Every transfer is different - we were able to do the Gareth Barry deal very quickly, the one for Rocky [Santa Cruz] was long-winded. We have to accept there may be others that will take a little bit of time.

"We will give every deal the patience we feel it deserves."

A Goal.com source recently revealed that Carlos Tevez is expected to be unveiled as a Citizen on Monday, even though his preferred destination is Chelsea.

Alan Dawson, Goal.com