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Manchester City to scale back spending

City posted losses of 121.3 million pounds in 2009/10, with a wage bill exceeding turnover in the year ending May 31.

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has spent more than 300 million pounds on big name signings since taking over City two years ago and the club are confident they will not need to spend quite so heavily for some time.

"It is safe to say that player acquisitions on the scale we have seen in recent transfer windows will no longer be required in the years ahead now that we have such a deep and competitive squad," chief executive Garry Cook said in a statement.

"In 2009/10, we narrowly fell short of our goals on the pitch, but still achieved nine club records including our best ever result in the Premier League," said Cook.

"Under the management of Roberto Mancini, the team is in ideal shape for the 2010/11 season and is committed to providing the fans with the result we are all hoping for."

The club said they saw positives in the fact they had achieved record turnover in 2009/10 which they put down to attracting new sponsors, the team's best Premier League performance and increased numbers of televised matches.