Chelsea-bound: Speculation is increasing Mancini could now move to Chelsea
Roberto Mancini’s agent has indicated his client is no longer the coach of Inter Milan.
Mancini, heavily linked with the Chelsea vacancy, looks to be on his way out at the San Siro less than a fortnight after delivering the club’s third consecutive Serie A title.
The 43-year-old’s agent, Giorgio De Giorgis, says Mancini left the club following a 25-minute meeting with president Massimo Moratti. The club has yet to make an announcement.
De Giorgis also claimed former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has been lined up as Mancini’s replacement.
He told Sportitalia television: “Roberto never expected it to end like this.
Disappointed
“As an outsider, I could rationally understand that something was not right, but that is the way things have gone.
“Roberto is very disappointed also because he has not yet finished his job - he wanted to try and win even more league titles, and maybe even the Champions League.
“Now Mourinho will arrive and he has only got to repeat what has happened in the last few years.
“Roberto is now considering making a statement to avoid gossip and it should be a statement praising the president and those who worked with him.
“Certainly he is shocked and has taken it badly.
“I have spoken with him and he sounded quite down, but tomorrow will be even worse.”
Mancini has endured a turbulent season at the San Siro, tendering his resignation in the immediate aftermath of the club’s UEFA Champions League elimination by Liverpool in March only to be talked into a rethink by Moratti.
“After the Liverpool game, there was tension and maybe Roberto could have avoided it, but the president knows him well and when he apologises, he does so because he realises he has done wrong,” De Giorgis continued.
“Roberto has a great quality of being a good person so he has never given his availability to anybody else and has always done his job.
Testing
“These last three months have been very testing and the press have not been fair towards Inter.
“The club maybe let things get carried away, destabilising the atmosphere with all this gossip. But he always felt a lot for Inter and to try and lift him, I told him that maybe he will now be able to get back the 10 years he has lost while in Milan.
“He thought he would have a month of holiday now before returning to Inter and continuing to win. Maybe now it will be a bit longer, but I hope somebody calls him [with a job offer] as early as tomorrow because it is never good to be out of work as a coach.”
Reports in Italy suggest Mourinho has arrived in Milan and may be presented as the club’s new coach as early as Wednesday.
Mancini’s departure would increase speculation linking him with the position at Stamford Bridge, vacated after Saturday’s sacking of Avram Grant.
Zanetti Reveals Messi Dream
Mancini wants Inter stay
Inter deny Mourinho deal
Mancini wants Inter stay
Mancini - I’m quitting Inter
Inter confirm Hleb interest
June 2nd, 2008 at 4:35 am
[...] quashes Mancini riftMancini leaves Inter - agentScolari Denies Man City AppointmentAZ Want To Make Alves Pay Mancini leaves Inter - agentMancini - [...]