Hughes was sentenced to six years after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving and has regularly been visited by the West Brom club chaplain.
Blackburn striker Matt Jansen has been told to find another club. The attacker who had a miserable time at City is well down the pecking order at Ewood Park and is in the last year of his contract.
Gordon Strachan has again been linked with the Scottish team managers job. The Scots under Berti Vogts have fallen to 77th place in the FIFA rankings.
Mustapha Hadji has joined United Arab Emirates side Ras Al Khaimah (RAK). After leaving Villa in Feb 2004,Hadji played for a time at Spanish side Espanyol.