Mancini dismisses talk of Palermo's star defender Kjaer joining City

Great Dane: But Kjaer is unlikely to be at EastlandsNew Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini insists he is not interested in Palermo defender Simon Kjaer.   Speculation is rife that City and bitter rivals Manchester United are set to do battle for the Denmark international.   However, Mancini claims a bid for Kjaer, who is under contract at Palermo until 2013, is not in his plans.   'At the moment we are in training and I have to think about other things,' he told Mediterraneonline.it. 'Could the Dane interest us? At the moment we have other targets. We're not thinking about Kjaer.'City have something of a defensive crisis at the moment with Nedum Onuoha, Joleon Lescott and Wayne Bridge all injured, while Kolo Toure will be absent for a month due to his involvement in the Ivory Coast's Africa Cup of Nations campaign.   Mancini ready to make old pal Cordoba his first signing at Manchester CityMan United in fight to solve defensive crisis as Bayern look to snatch KjaerJo-ho-ho: Manchester City and Everton flop Jo could get Christmas wish and return to CSKA MoscowFergie relishing title push as Man United's defensive worries start to easeMANCHESTER CITY FC

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