Source: Team_Talk
City offered hope over Pastore
Palermo have confessed that they only hope to keep reported Manchester City target Javier Pastore for one more year.[LNB] The Argentine is believed to be valued at £40million by his Italian club, but reports have suggested that City, financed by billionaire owner Sheikh Mansour, are still considering making an offer in January.[LNB]A winter move may not materialise, however, City will be monitoring the situation after Palermo vice-president Guglielmo Micciche admitted that he is only certain of keeping Pastore for another 12 months.[LNB]Micciche told Sky Italia: "I would enjoy Pastore at Palermo this season, but certainly in football there are deals that are tough to ignore.[LNB]"But Javier will certainly play this year with us. In the coming years, we'll see."[LNB]Palermo were approached by unnamed clubs regarding Pastore in the summer transfer window, but the Serie A club rejected the bids for the 21-year-old.[LNB]Micciche added: "Last summer we received some great offers, but we refused them. The intention is to keep the player for another year."
