City vow to back Hughes with cash

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Hughes will be unveiled to the media on Thursday morning after agreeing a three-year deal on Wednesday.

New executive chairman Garry Cook told www.mcfc.co.uk: "The club intends to invest in new players as well as securing the long-term services of key members of the current first-team squad."

He added: "Mark has already identified some of the players and backroom staff that he wants to see here at City, and we will begin the process of recruiting them immediately."

Hughes will take up his new position with immediate effect and is expected to be followed by his assistants Mark Bowen and Eddie Niedzwiecki with compensation already settled.

There is some turmoil in the dressing room with captain Richard Dunne unsettled and dismayed at the way contract talks unfolded as it became clear Sven-Goran Eriksson was about to be shown the door.

Micah Richards, Michael Johnson and Stephen Ireland are among the younger generation who will need to be convinced by Hughes that City are a progressive club.

Hughes also knows that City are short up front and recruiting a quality striker will undoubtedly be a priority in the transfer market.

City are delighted to have secured Hughes' services as Chelsea were also understood to be in the frame to appoint him after the departure of Avram Grant.

Cook, who met Hughes on Tuesday night, added: "I am delighted to welcome Mark on board. In our view he is the brightest young manager in the game and he was our number one target for the manager's job."