Sven tipped to leave City
29 Apr 2008 - 10:39:02
Sven-Goran Eriksson's agent does not expect the Swede to still be Manchester City's manager next season.
Athole Still says the former England boss is unhappy with recent reports suggesting City owner Thaksin Shinawatra is lining up current Portugal boss Luis Felipe Scolari to replace him.
Eriksson only joined City last summer and has guided the club to a top-half finish in the Premier League, but Shinawatra said earlier in the month that he would review the manager's position at the end of the season.
Eriksson still has two years of his Eastlands contract left, but Still admitted to Sky Sports News: "I don't know, but the way it's looking it's odd-against (Eriksson being at City next season).
"I just think that way because of the developments in the last couple of days. If Dr Shinawatra was going to give Sven a message of support I think we'd have heard it.
"It's not looking good. Clearly there hasn't been the best of discussions between Sven and Dr Shinawatra.
"The only thing I can say with assurance is that Sven-Goran Eriksson will not be walking. I know they revere him in Manchester, from top to bottom.
"You walk if you feel that you haven't done a good job and that you're not worthy of the position. In Sven's case that's very, very far from the true situation.
"The story broke in the media about ten days ago when Dr Shinawatra made some comments about being dissatisfied with the team and indirectly with Mr Eriksson.
"Sven was very unhappy with that, in the sense that if there's dissatisfaction it should be discussed internally first."