Mancini wants Aguero and Nasri

16 July 2011 09:31
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has confirmed he is hoping to sign Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero and Arsenal's Samir Nasri.[LNB] Mancini has expressed his interest in Aguero should his Argentina team-mate Carlos Tevez get his wish and move away from Eastlands.[LNB]Aguero has said a move to England would be of interest to him, with Chelsea also having been linked to the 23-year-old Atletico man.[LNB]Tevez has told City he wants to leave in order to spend more time with his children, although the club are understood to want in the region of £50million for him. Brazilian side Corinthians have had a bid of £40million turned down for the Argentinian, and their president Andres Sanchez said Italian side Juventus had made an even bigger offer for the player.[LNB]Mancini has already given thought to the role Aguero could play at City, and told Sky Sports News: "Aguero is a player that can play for Manchester City because he is young and he is a good player like Carlos. He can score a lot of goals and can play with Mario (Balotelli), with Edin (Dzeko)... it could be (that he joins)."[LNB]Aguero has also been linked with a move to Atletico's city rivals Real Madrid, as well as Juventus.[LNB]Arsenal midfielder Nasri was also confirmed as a target for Mancini, and he is hopeful he could tie up a deal for the Frenchman "before the end of the month".[LNB]Nasri has one year left on his contract with the Gunners and has been linked with a move away from the Emirates Stadium.[LNB]Mancini added: "Samir is under contract with Arsenal. Also for Samir it depends on many things."[LNB]Asked if an offer has been made for Nasri, Mancini continued: "I don't know in this moment, I don't know the situation but for Nasri it is difficult.[LNB]"I hope that we can buy because we need other players, and I hope that this player can arrive before the end of the month."

Source: Team_Talk