Manchester City exclusive: Mark Hughes will still get £50m transfer kitty

Mark Hughes will be given one final chance to prove he is the man to lead the long-term revolution at Manchester City.

Owner Sheikh Mansour was dismayed by Saturdays 3-0 FA Cup defeat to Championship strugglers Nottingham Forest.

But after being handed s12million to sign Wayne Bridge from Chelsea, Hughes will be given a further s50m to try to spend his way out of trouble in this months transfer window.

Sheikh Mansour and his team of advisers, led by City chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak, believe Hughes should be given until the end of the season to prove his credentials, despite unrest from fans.

But the City boss has been left in no doubt that failure to turn the clubs fortunes around in the second half of the campaign will result in him losing his job after just one season in charge.

Citys humiliating third-round exit will hasten their attempts to strengthen their squad, with deals for Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz and West Ham duo Scott Parker and Craig Bellamy set to go through in the next 48 hours.

Hughes is also confident of landing Arsenal defender Kolo Toure for s10m, which places a huge question mark over the future of his existing centre-backs, Richard Dunne and Micah Richards, whose form has deserted them.

After the Forest loss, Hughes said: "Ive known from day one the frailties in the team.

"We probably need three, four, maybe five more players who will complement those we already have. Thats not easy, but well look to do that because its obvious to everybody thats the minimum we need.

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