Source: Team_Talk
Mancini planning long-term City stay
Roberto Mancini has expressed his happiness with life in England as he plans the next stage of his "long-term project" at Manchester City.[LNB] As Inter Milan prepare for Saturday's Champions League final against Bayern Munich in Madrid, Mancini could be forgiven a few baleful sighs at the life he has left behind.[LNB]Mancini will not even participate in the competition with Manchester City next season after the Blues lost out to Spurs in the battle for that prized top-four spot.[LNB]Yet, while Mancini may be happy to be back in Italy with his family once more, he has no desire to work in Serie A at the moment and cannot wait for the new Premier League campaign to begin in August.[LNB]"I have always felt confident this would be a long-term project," said Mancini.[LNB]"It is a huge job and a fantastic job because the Premier League is fantastic. It is so different compared to Italy.[LNB]"I am sorry about that because I am Italian and I love Italian football.[LNB]"But all the stadiums in Italy are empty. This is no good for football. Here, all the stadiums are full."[LNB]Eastlands should certainly be full next term given City are set to improve even further following this term's fifth-placed finish.[LNB]The club are aiming high with their transfer targets too in James Milner and Benfica's £25million-rated defender David Luiz, who is the latest name to be linked with the Blues revolution.[LNB]Mancini also has a long-standing interest in Germany international Jerome Boateng, who has found himself caught in the crossfire generated by his brother, Kevin-Prince's tackle on Michael Ballack in Saturday's FA Cup final that has ruled the Germany skipper out of the World Cup.[LNB]It seems certain Boateng will eventually sign for the Eastlands outfit this summer, although City sources insist there has been no significant movement in recent days.
