Source: Daily_Mail
Roberto Mancini keen to talk to Portsmouth as club fear fury over bid for Spurs boss Harry
Roberto Mancini is interested in joining the Portsmouth revolution.
The Italian has emerged as the frontrunner for the Fratton Park hot seat and is keen to talk to the club about replacing Paul Hart as manager.
The former Inter Milan boss is excited by the Portsmouth's takeover by a Middle East consortium headed by ambitious Dubai-born businessman Sulaiman Al Fahim.
Suits me: Roberto Mancini is keen on a move to England
The club's executive chairman Peter Storrie is reported to be cool on former England and Manchester City boss Sven Goran Eriksson's hopes of taking over, while insiders fear there would be a fans' backlash against the reappointment of Harry Redknapp from Tottenham.
Wembley king: Harry Redknapp celebrates winning the FA Cup with Portsmouth just over a year ago
Mancini, 44, has a contract dispute with Inter to sort out before taking any new job as he is still on the payroll at the San Siro.
But his agent Maurizio de Giorgis, who admitted there had been no offer from Sunderland for his client, said Mancini is keen on a move to England.
'Roberto will speak to any English club that has a project for the future,' the agent said, according to Sport.
'It doesn't have to be one of the "Fabulous Four" clubs, but it has to be a club with ambition and the desire to win something.'
Croatia coach Slaven Bilic is another name to have been linked. There is a suggestion Redknapp may be keen on the switch now that Portsmouth have their finances secure. The club are much close to his Bournemouth home than his current job.
