By Jeremy Cross
MANCHESTER, June 11 - Manchester United winger
Cristiano Ronaldo's proposed 80 million pounds ($131.2 million)
move to Real Madrid could invigorate the transfer market,
Manchester City manager Mark Hughes said on Thursday.
"It's a significant amount of money and it's a huge outlay.
"It may well stimulate the market now," Hughes told reporters.
"There is a lot of money out there now. The levels of money
required now to attract the best players in the world is huge.
"Manchester United must feel it is good business for them.
(manager) Sir Alex (Ferguson) makes key decisions very quickly
and he must think it's the right thing for the club. You have to
respect that," Hughes said.
The world record bid for Manchester United winger Ronaldo
comes days after Real paid around 67 million euros ($94.02
million) for Brazilian Kaka, who turned down a move from AC
Milan to Manchester City for a reported 100 million pounds in
the January transfer window.
"I'm sure that they (Real Madrid) are very pleased with the
business that they have been allowed to do, acquiring Kaka and
the likelihood is that they have acquired Ronaldo too, Hughes
said.
Hughes, who knows a thing or two about spending money after
splashing out a British record of around 32.5 million pounds on
Brazilian Robinho last year has been linked in the media with
strikers Carlos Tevez of Manchester United and Valencia's David
Villa.
"We are still looking to address areas of the team and squad
but we have to make sure that the quality we attract here is the
right quality," the former Manchester United player said.
(Editing by Alison Wildey
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