Roberto Mancini has sensationally revealed that Manchester City were in talks with Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti before he was sacked last May. The Italian believes talks may have taken place in February and claims the club behaved like 'Judas' before relieving him of his duties.
''I know a lot of people in football and I found out afterwards that they were talking to three or four managers in February, March and April. I know they were talking to Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti. And these were the same people I sat down with for dinner before the FA Cup final," Mancini, who is now in charge of Galtasaray, told the Sun. "It was like Judas. I trusted the chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak 100% but not those other two guys, probably he just followed them.
"Some people just don't have the courage to talk face to face. Even Khaldoon did not tell me to my face what was happening. He could not just come up to me and say, 'We did four years together, we won everything, we are happy, but now the job is finished.'
"Instead, they were working behind my back and sacked me two games before the end of the season. I did not even have the chance to say goodbye to the Manchester City fans.''
The comments come just weeks after claiming he 'built' the current Manchester City team, and it's probably time the Galatasaray manager keep his nose out of his former clubs dealings.
According to Goal.com, the blues are interested in signing 17-year-old Gremio forward Everton. The Brazilian scored 20 goals for the club's youth team last year but can not sign a professional deal until he is 18.
(The Brazilian striker has been tipped as one of the country's most promising talents)
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In other news, the Sunday Express believe Arsenal will try to sign Gareth Barry from Manchester City in summer when the midfielder's contract expires. Barry has impressed whilst on loan at Goodison Park this season and Arsène Wenger is said to be a keen admirer.