The England captain has been on the radar of the Eastlands manager all summer, but his employers Chelsea have insisted he is going nowhere and have rejected several offers from free-spending City.

Speaking on the club's pre-season tour of South Africa, Hughes said: "We keep on dismissing certain individuals and we keep on giving the same response.

"There is no value from our point of view to keep on saying the same things. I would imagine from your view that you are pretty fed up with me saying the same thing over and over again.

"I much rather talk about the players we have signed. That's where my focus will lie for the next few days.

"The situation with other players, whether or not they are coming to the club, may well be resolved in the completion of the transfer window."

It remains unlikely that Terry will be swapping Stamford Bridge for the City of Manchester Stadium, with reports from the United States, where Chelsea are currently touring, suggesting that he is staying put.

City have already made major inroads in the transfer market this summer, bringing in Roque Santa Cruz, Gareth Barry, Emmanuel Adebayor and Carlos Tevez.

Apart from Barry, the other three have yet to feature in the first two games in Polokwane and Durban, and the situation will remain the same for Tevez - the Argentinian has been left out of the squad to play Kaizer Chiefs in tomorrow's Vodacom Challenge final due to a heel injury.

And the absence of the former Manchester United striker, who joined the club for £25million, is a major disappointment for his coach.

He said: "It is a shame for the boy, for us and for the South African public but unfortunately these things happen.

"Carlos has had a continual problem with his heel and we had it checked yesterday. He is probably going to miss a week of training."

But Hughes expects his other £25 million man, Adebayor, and the newly-wed Robinho to feature.

He continued: "I am convinced he (Adebayor) will be an outstanding player for us for many years to come.

"He's has got a chance to be selected tomorrow. We had to make sure that he is in a good shape. He has been training with his former team and I think he will play a significant part tomorrow.

"Robinho is here after flying in on Thursday. Quite possibly he will play some part tomorrow. He has been playing a lot of football lately and he hasn't had much of a holiday. But he is in good spirits.

"He is newly married and very happy. I am sure he is looking forward to playing the part."

Hughes was also pleased with the way that their tour to the next year's World Cup host country had gone, adding that his players "can't wait" to kick-off their Barclays Premier League season against Blackburn on August 15.

"We have had a fantastic time in South Africa and it comes to conclusion tomorrow," he added. "There a sense of great anticipation in our team.

"With our preparations, everything we do is at high level. The games we play we try to improve game on game. It's a really exciting time for us and we can't wait until the beginning of a the season."