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High-flying Wigan are the visitors to the City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday to face a Man City sidechomping at the bitafter a surprise lo s to Notts Forest in the FA Cup and the postponement of their previous Premier Leagueencounter against Portsmouth.KakHowever, all the build up to the match has been dominated by talk of new arrivals for City. The names of Scott Parker, Craig Bellamy and Roque Santa Cruz have been readily banded about, but it is the name of a certain world superstar that has been grabbing all the headlines. Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, more commonly known as Kak, is apparently on the verge of joining the Blues, in what would certainly be the most surprising and controversial transfer in footballs history. The fee being talked about is rising daily, starting off at a meagre 91 million Marquise Goodwin Jersey , but now being raised,according to some sources, to a mind-boggling 150 million!!!! This fee would demolish the previous transfer record, a paltry 47 million, paid by Real Madrid to acquire the mercurialtalents of Zindine Zidane. AC Milan have reportedly accepted the bid and have given the Brazilian superstar permi sion to join City. Kaks main advisor, his father, is flying over to Manchester on Monday to have a look at Citys facilities and to talk over the staggering deal Tevin Coleman Jersey with members of Citys hierarchy. If the deal goes through, which in my humble opinion is unlikely, then the midfield maestro is expected to be available for Citys match with Newcastle on 28th January. If a prospective partnership of Kak and Robinho fails to get your juices flowing, then I dont know what will!!!!I think it suits him wellTeam NewsAnyway, moving onto team-news, and it becomes clear that Blues bo s Mark Hughes has a battle on his hands to name a side that is able to beat Wigan. Sparky is mi sing umpteen first team regulars, including Martin Petrov, Michael Johnson and Valeri DeForest Buckner Jersey Bojinov. In addition to this, many first-teamers have minor injuries, whilst Hughes is unlikely to call upon the out-of-favour Israeli international Tal Ben-Haim. Stephen Superman Ireland is ruled out thanks to a suspension carried over from the Portsmouth game. On the bright side, Brazilian star Robinho is expected to recover from an injury in time to face Wigan,whilst Shaun Wright-Phillips will face a latw fitne s test, as he aims to recover from the injury that forced him off midway through the first-half against Notts Forest. England defender Wayne Bridge will make his debut for the club, po sibly in an unusual left-wing position. The injury crisis means that Pablo Zabaleta is likely to start on the right-wing,forcing a move acro s the back for Micah Richards, and a rare opportunity for Nedum Onuoha in the centre of defence.For the visitors, the impre sive Wilson Palacios will play despite being on the verge of joining Tottenham, while striker Emile Heskey has been linked with City. Luis Antonio Valencia will cause problems on the wing, while Egyptian powerhouse Amr Zaki is back on form.Palacios will still play despite his impending transferMy Team HartRichards Onuoha Dunne BridgeZabaleta Kompany Elano Garrido RobinhoSturridgeSubs: Schmeichel, Ball, Ben-Haim, Wei s, Jo(ke), Caicedo, EvansKey BattlesWayne Bridge v Luis Antonio ValenciaLeft-back Bridge will be making his debut for City, but Laken Tomlinson Jersey he will be up against tricky, Eduadorian winger Valencia, who is sure to givethe England defendera tough battle. This will be a fiercely contested battle that may decide the outcome.Pablo Zabaleta v Maynor FigueroaA rare appearance in the key battles feature sees Argentinean hard-manZabaleta come face to face with Honduran left-back Figueroa. The Wigan Jerick McKinnon Jersey defender scored his first goal for the Latics last week against Tottenham, whilst Zabaleta will be pushed forward into a midfield role.Richard Dunne and Nedum Onuoha v Emile Heeskey and Amr ZakiA revelation for this section!! The first ever battle between two pairs. There will be more muscle on show in this contestthan there is on the whole of The Worlds Strongest Man competition. This battle between these four powerhouses will be brutal, and the team which wins thiscontest will win the game.MeVerdictMan City 2 -2 WiganAn action-packed, thoroughly entertaining affair between the two North-West sides. A close fought scoring draw to be the outcome, with goals scored by Robinho, Sturridge, Valencia and Zaki.