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Swansea boss Rodgers laughs off comparison with Manchester City spending power

Swansea City boss Brendan Rodgers knows they face a massive battle next season when comparing their budget with Manchester City.

Swansea's turnover was £10m and the club who are owned, in part, by their own fans, made a profit a £602,953 - less than the pay packet Yaya Toure takes home from their opening game opponents in a single month.

"They have trillions to spend, not millions," said Swansea manager Rodgers, surveying the challenge. "We're a million miles away from them.

"I read somewhere that there's a greater chance of seeing Elvis alive than seeing us staying in the Premier League and that was before the sweat had even dried on the shirts at Wembley. It made me chuckle but now we have a cause to fight for and I think people will be surprised."

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