Martin Petrov and Valeri Bojinov could leave Manchester City just one season after joining the English Premier League club, with club owner Thaksin Shinawatra reportedly ready to sell the entire senior team.
The Thai billionaire was so unhappy with the team’s performance in the second half of the season that he wanted a “massive clear-out”, The Daily Express reported on May 16.
“City’s owner, it is understood, has written a letter to each member of the team conveying his feelings. He has put all contract talks on hold and wants to start next season from scratch with a new manager and new players,” according to the paper.
Shinawatra’s three-year plan, which he made public after his takeover of the club went through last summer, required manager Sven Goran Eriksson to guide the team to a top-half finish. A big ask for a team that flirted with relegation a year earlier, setting a new record low for the number of goals scored at home more
Source: SofiaEcho