Mancini eyes Premier League return

04 July 2009 11:39
Former Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini is targeting a return to management and sees the Barclays Premier League as his ideal destination,[LNB] Mancini, who was sacked by Inter at the beginning of last summer despite leading them to their third Scudetto on the trot, has been out of a job for the past year.[LNB] He told Sky Italia: "My aim is to go and have an experience abroad, in what league I don't know, maybe the English one, mainly because I think the English league is very nice, it's a league where everyone enjoys themselves."[LNB] The 44-year-old has been linked with Sunderland, Chelsea, West Ham and Manchester City in the past 12 months, while Portsmouth is the latest club reportedly interested in his services.[LNB] And Mancini, who spent several months at Leicester in 2001, admits he would love a return to England.[LNB] "I think I have always worked very well, not only at Inter but also at Lazio, at Fiorentina... I believe I am one of the best, that's for sure," he added.[LNB] Mancini also insists that it would not matter to him how much money a prospective team had for transfers.[LNB] "That is not important, because someone who does my work enjoys doing it, so it's not said that they have to definitely be fighting for the title," he said.

Source: Eurosport