Premier League - Man City cancel trio's contracts
Manchester City have cancelled the contracts of their trio of Thai players following a takeover by a United Arab Emirates consortium, the club's representative in Thailand has said.
Jimmy Heosontaty told the Bangkok Post that Kiatprawut Saiwaew, Teerasil Dangda and Suree Sukha (pictured in red), who joined at the insistence of City's former owner Thaksin Shinawatra, have been let go.
"It is officially confirmed that the trio's contracts have been terminated," he said.
"We tried our best but failed to get work permits for them."
Heosontaty told Reuters that the new owners from the UAE did not want the three men involved at Eastlands in the coming seasons.
"The manager and new owners do not see a future for them at City," he said. "Our priority is the future of the Thai national team, so we need to find new clubs for them."
The trio were farmed out on loan after initially being denied work permits. Suree and Teerasil went to Switzerland to feature for Grasshoppers while Kiatprawut joined Belgian side Brugge.
They were, however, part of City's post-season tour in Thailand under former boss Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Suree reflected: "The new owner from the UAE wants to support players from his [own] country."
Mark Hughes took over from Eriksson in the summer and has led City to 11th in the Premier League table.
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