Crazy football!

Manchester City must be one of the craziest clubs in football right now. The Club has spent £50m+ on new signings Jesus Navas and brazilian Fernandinho in the last couple of weeks yet they still require a replacement,  for the unfairly sacked, Roberto Mancini. We All know that Pellergrini will eventually become the the boss at the Etihad but it really makes you think, who is actually runnings things at City?
Of course it's possible that the incoming manager is already in contact with his soon to be employers about what player he would like the club to sign. But, it all seems a bit backwards to me. Surely you appoint a manager first and then you get to work on who to bring in and for what position needs strengthening. Let's look at the signings.

Fernandinho
Man City paid a reported £30m+ to aquire his services from Shaktar Donetsk, who reportedly wanted a lot more. The midfielder is described as a "defensive" midfielder but I'm not so sure that will be his role for his new club. He's more of a "box to box" type player with a great engine and a powerful long range shot. He has the ability and energy to turn defence into attack and has an eye for a pass. At 28 years old he is probably in the prime of his career and would be a welcome addition to the premier league. How will he fit into a Man City midfield which already consists of Barry, Rodwell, Garcia and Tourè. What role will he be given? And if he is worth that fee why hasn't he been snapped up before now. I can see a completely different midfield set up for City under Pellergrini and one I think the club and the fans would welcome.

Jesus Navas
The tricky spanish winger has shown a lot of improvement over the last couple of years and his consistent performances for Sevilla have helped them achieve silverware in spain. He has a lot of experience at international level too and was a well respected member of the 2010 world cup winning squad. He has won trphies with club and country so he will have the hunger to add to his collection. He usually operates on the right wing and has blistering pace and tricky feet. He is a very good crosser of the ball and loves to get to the byline. Navas is some what of an old fasioned winger who loves to set up goals for others as well as contributing with his own eye for goal. Again, at 27 years old, he should be at his peak and City need pacey wingers so it should be a good signing for them.

Isco??
This young spaniard excites me. He's one of the hottest young talents in Spain and is a key player for the spanish u21's. Although he's yet to find out where his best position is, he has an influence on most games where ever he operates. I personally think he's best on the left wing. He doesn't have the blistering pace but he is one of the most skillful youngsters in Europe. He's an exciting player that will get City fans on their feet. He is only 21 but he has so much potential and knows Pellergrini very well.

The thing I don't understand is who has identified these players as signings for City? Who has the first and final say when it comes to potential targets? We all know about Chelsea's Abramovic and how much say he has in signing players. Look at Shevchenko, Mourinho didn't want him yet Abramovic went ahead and bought him anyway and even threatened to pick the whole team himself if Shevchenko didn't start. All that was the start of the end for Mourinho's first tenure at Chelsea. And then there's Tony Fernandez at QPR. He is the one that has the final say on incoming and outgoing players there and it seems to be coming a bit of a formality for these rich owners who want to "play manager" with the clubs they own. I  can't help to think that the same is happening at Man City. With the mega rich owners willing to splash the cash, who's to say they won't interfere with the day to day running of the squad? Incoming manager Pellergrini will want to do things his way and there could be a rift there in years to come.
It's become the norm for these owners to want to be involved in decisions that should be down to the managers. I don't think a football club should conduct their business this way. City should employ a manger first before concentrating on spending a fortune on players that may not even be wanted. But that appeaes to be modern day football. It's a crazy business. Maybe these owners need to take a leaf out of the Germans book and see how the clubs are run out there because the way things are at these clubs mentioned can only end in tears for everone involved.... Except the owners of course!