Sven splashes £16m on players

CROATIA defender Vedran Corluka insists he had no qualms about sacrificing Champions League football to join Manchester City.

Sven-Goran Eriksson’s determination to make up for lost time in the transfer market continued yesterday with three exciting new arrivals to Eastlands.

Having already recruited Basque full-back Javier Garrido and Croatia international Corluka this morning, the former England boss completed the signing of Brazil midfielder Elano from Shakhtar Donetsk for £8 million (€11.9 million).