Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has confirmed that he wants to sign Arsenal playmaker Samir Nasri before the season beings – which gives him up until Monday to make the deal happen.
Speaking ahead of the opening Premier League fixtures, when City are at home to Swansea on Monday night Mancini talked openly about their plans and the hope of completing his squad before the season opener.
Speaking on Nasri, he stated: ‘I don’t know at the moment the situation. I hope we can do this very quickly because we need other players. The club are still working on this. It is not easy but it is important we complete our squad. I don’t know,’ before adding: ‘At the moment we don’t have this player. I ask [for Nasri] and I hope we can do it this week. At the moment the squad is not complete. When it is complete we can talk about this. If we complete our squad, which is the problem at the moment, then we can fight for the title. The market is difficult. But when you have a target for two or three months, it’s important that player arrives.’
The City boss then seemed to confirm that want-away striker and captain Carlos Tevez was unlikely to feature in their first game of the season, although he has returned to the club: ‘Carlos is here but maybe he is not ready to play as he only worked for four days. For Monday I think it is difficult. But for the next game he will be available.’
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