Phillips a £21m buy from
Manchester City in July 2005.
MANCHESTER CITY boss Stuart Pearce has given up hope of
signing Shaun Wright-Phillips on loan.
Wright-Phillips, 25, has struggled to establish himself at Chelsea
since leaving City for £21million in July 2005. The England winger
is determined to fight for his future with the champions but he
still cannot get a regular game even with Andriy Shevchenko and
Joe Cole out injured.
Blues boss Jose Mourinho will not release any of his players on
short-term deals and Pearce has been priced out of a move. He said:
"We have been quoted a price that is a million miles away from our
budget. That is the end of it really.
"The message I have received from Chelsea is they do not want to
loan the likes of Shaun and I am sure that applies to the rest of
their players as well. "If they wanted to sell the boy, any deals
to be done would come down to straight finance."