Roberto Mancini has urged the Inter hierarchy to stump up the money to bring Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure to Serie A.
The Ivorian has been persistently linked with a move to the Nerazzurri, despite director Piero Ausilio describing the transfer as ‘almost impossible’.
Roberto Mancini has urged the Inter hierarchy to stump up the money to bring Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure to Serie A.
The Ivorian has been persistently linked with a move to the Nerazzurri, despite director Piero Ausilio describing the transfer as ‘almost impossible’.
“Toure? Piero, put your hands in your pocket!” Mancini laughed in an interview with Sky.
“For me, he’s one of the best in the world. He plays for City, so a lot depends on him and whether he wants to have an experience in Italy after playing in the other major European tournaments.
“It would be good for Italian football if he came.”
Mancini also discussed Thursday’s Europa League clash with Celtic, saying they’re taking their European campaign one game at a time.
“Cups are a special case, you have to be in the right physical and mental condition, and you also need luck.
“This year there are a lot of great teams, but you have to play one game at a time. It [European success] matters a lot to this club, Inter won the Champions League a few years ago [2010].
“We hope we can progress, but it’s hard to say what we can achieve at this stage.”