Man City manager Hughes has confirmed City had spoken to Arsenal over the possibility of signing Emmanuel Adebayor.

During the unveiling ceremony for Carlos Tevez on Tuesday, Hughes revealed that City are in talks withthe Gunners but declined to give more details.

"I think there's been discussions between ourselves and Arsenal but, as is my usual response about players that we haven't signed, really it's not the right time or place to discuss that - only in as much as yes there has been contact.

"There's a deal to be done possibly but it's not been concluded as we speak. Until it actually happens, really it's not the time or the place to discuss it here."

When asked if a deal for Chelsea and England captain John Terry could be resurrected, he replied: "I have fantastic respect for John Terry, ever since I saw him as a young player when I was at Chelsea as a player myself.

"He's a great player and an outstanding captain. But he's very much a Chelsea player at this moment in time.

"I have huge respect for him. I think any manager would covet a player of the type of John Terry, but at this moment in time he's a player for Chelsea so we have to respect that."