Club owner Thaksin Shinawatra has told Blues boss Mark Hughes he can spend in excess of £30million on new players.
Hughes, should he begin the ‘big spend’ is keen on bringing in a couple of highly rated players from his previous club Blackburn Rovers, notably David Bentley and Christopher Samba, however bigger fish in the huge pond known to be available are CSKA Moscow’s 21-year-old Brazil striker Jo and Barcelona’s Ronaldinho.
The latest reports suggest Jo is on the verge of signing for an estimated £12m while fellow Brazilian Ronaldinho is still pondering his options.
Even more money would be made available depending on the sale of at least half-a-dozen players on their way out of Eastlands, making the total estimated ‘pot of gold’ available in the region of £60m.
