Mancini at risk as City sounds out Pellegrini
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May 12, 2013, Sunday
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MALAGA coach Manuel Pellegrini is in line to take over at Manchester City next season according to reports emerging from Spain on Friday night.
Madrid-based sports daily AS claims that City is willing to pay the 4-million euro (US$5.2 million) release clause in Pellegrini's contract to take him from the financially troubled Spanish club.
The Chilean, who led Malaga to the quarterfinals of the Champions League in its first ever appearance in the competition this season, is thought to have been targeted by former Barcelona sporting director and now director of football at City, Txiki Begiristain.
Begiristain has been impressed with his success in that competition compared with current manager Roberto Mancini's failure to get City beyond the group stages in the past two seasons.
Begiristain met with Pellegrini's agent Jesus Martinez last month in Madrid and AS also claims that, should Pellegrini move to Manchester, that could clear the way for talented Malaga playmaker Isco to become City's latest big-money signing.
Mancini, speaking on Friday on the eve of Manchester City's FA Cup final against Wigan Athletic, was philosophical about his own position despite leading the team to a first major trophy in 35 years when it won the 2011 FA Cup. "I won seven trophies at Inter in four years and they sacked me after four years," said the 48-year-old. "This is football. I know football enough to understand this situation."
Madrid-based sports daily AS claims that City is willing to pay the 4-million euro (US$5.2 million) release clause in Pellegrini's contract to take him from the financially troubled Spanish club.
The Chilean, who led Malaga to the quarterfinals of the Champions League in its first ever appearance in the competition this season, is thought to have been targeted by former Barcelona sporting director and now director of football at City, Txiki Begiristain.
Begiristain has been impressed with his success in that competition compared with current manager Roberto Mancini's failure to get City beyond the group stages in the past two seasons.
Begiristain met with Pellegrini's agent Jesus Martinez last month in Madrid and AS also claims that, should Pellegrini move to Manchester, that could clear the way for talented Malaga playmaker Isco to become City's latest big-money signing.
Mancini, speaking on Friday on the eve of Manchester City's FA Cup final against Wigan Athletic, was philosophical about his own position despite leading the team to a first major trophy in 35 years when it won the 2011 FA Cup. "I won seven trophies at Inter in four years and they sacked me after four years," said the 48-year-old. "This is football. I know football enough to understand this situation."
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