Bruce understands that Tottenham agreed to drop out of the race to sign Craig Bellamy if City agreed to let Palacios join Spurs.
A fuming Latics manager said: "They [City] used the boy as a weapon and used our club as a vehicle to get Bellamy,"
"I have to say Manchester City's behaviour was absolutely disgusting. If they had not come in a week last Friday and unsettled the boy, he would have signed a contract for us.
"He was wobbling and wasn't sure about going to London. We had offered him a contract and he was on the verge of signing that contract. Then Manchester City ring him and it's a different ball game. They took the p*** out of us, to be honest. They have shown a lack of respect for this football club and the player himself."
Obviously the allegations cannot be proved, but it looks like Palacios and Wigan are the big losers in this case.
One is left stranded playing in a horrible city where he doesn't want to be, whilst the other has lost a key member of their squad.
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