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City hope to extend Sun Jihai's stay
(uk.sports.yahoo.com)
Updated: 2005-01-19 08:48
Manchester City are to offer Chinese international Sun Jihai a new
contract.
Chinese defender
Sun Jihai seriously injures his knee during a game between Manchester City
and Chelsea Saturday, October 16, 2004. [Reuters]
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The Blues' utility man has been out of action since rupturing cruciate knee
ligaments in City's surprise Barclays Premiership win over Chelsea in October.
His present deal was due to run out at the end of the season - but at the
time of his injury manager Kevin Keegan called on his club's board to show some
compassion and extend his stay at Eastlands.
Although it was initially feared the 27-year-old would be out until Christmas
this year - such was the seriousness of the injury - Sun Jihai has so far made
an impressive recovery. He will definitely not play again in the current
campaign but is likely to be ready to take a full part in pre-season training.
Heartened by that news, City chief executive Alistair Mackintosh will sit
down for talks with Sun Jihai's advisers over the next few weeks and hopes to
work out a deal to keep the crowd favourite who has been badly missed by Keegan
this term.
Meanwhile, there has still been no development in the Nicolas Anelka saga
despite further speculation suggesting Fenerbahce are preparing a bid for the
controversial French striker.
City officials insists there has been no contact with the Turkish outfit
since their preliminary inquiry for Anelka, who is still awaiting the results of
a scan into the back and groin problems which have seen him miss City's last
three games.
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