Wright-Phillips asks to talk to Chelsea

England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips has asked Manchester City for permission to talk to Chelsea over a proposed move to the Premier League champions. The move comes a day after City turned down a 20 million pounds offer from Chelsea for the...

England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips has asked Manchester City for permission to talk to Chelsea over a proposed move to the Premier League champions.

The move comes a day after City turned down a 20 million pounds offer from Chelsea for the 23-year-old, the step-son of former Arsenal striker Ian Wright.

He was a late withdrawal yesterday from the City squad which played against Macclesfield in a pre-season friendly.

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