Mancini candidate to replace Guardiola

Italian football site Il Reca claims that former Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini (43) is a candidate to replace Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola. The Barcelona board would be unhappy with the results so far and consider a rapid change.

In May of this year, Mancini was dismissed by Inter despite having won two consecutive Italian league titles.

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Inter could move for Marquez

Italian newspaper Il Corriere dello Sport claims that Inter Milan is monitoring the situation of Barcelona central defender and Mexican international Rafael Márquez (29) (read more here).

The player, who is represented by Jorge Mendes who is also the agent of Inter manager José Mourinho, would be willing to leave Barcelona and the interest of city rivals AC Milan could make Inter move soon.

Italian football site Il Reca claims that Inter manager Mourinho has given his permission to start talking with Barcelona. Inter would want to sign Marquez, whose contract with Barcelona expires in 2010, on a one year loan deal with the option to buy the defender for 5 million euro° next summer.

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Giovani close to Manchester City loan deal

Catalan sports paper Sport claims that Barcelona and Manchester City are holding talks on Barcelona right wing attacker and Mexican international Giovani Dos Santos (18). Due to the friendship between Manchester City manager Sven-Göran Eriksson and Pini Zahavi, the agent of the player, the English club has been following Giovani for a while now.

The negotiations are well-advanced and there seems to remain only one major obstacle: while Barcelona just wants to loan the player out for one season, Manchester City wants to include an option to buy the at the end of next season. The Mexican youngster would be aware that he needs more playing time to keep making progress and would therefore be ready to accept a loan deal and move for one year to the English Premier League.

Giovani Dos Santos would be one of the Barcelona players for whom the club is receiving the most offers. Inter Milan would be one of the other clubs interested in the Mexican winger. Italian football site Il Reca claims that the Italian champion would be willing to let São Paulo forward and Inter loan out Adriano (26) join Barcelona on loan to make a transfer of Giovani possible.

Catalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo reports that Barcelona wants to keep Giovani and would only consider to let him go if that would be necessary to make an incoming transfer financially more attainable (read more here).

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Inter willing to pay Giovani buyout clause

Italian football site Il Reca claims that Inter Milan is interested in Barcelona right wing attacker and Mexican international Giovani Dos Santos (18). The contract of Giovani with Barcelona would expire in 2009 and because the parties cannot find an agreement on a renewal, Barcelona wants to sell the player in the summer.

Inter president Massimo Moratti dreams about linking Dos Santos with Inter youngster Mario Balotelli. The Italian club would therefore be willing to pay the buyout clause of 30 million euro°. Chelsea is also interested in Dos Santos.

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Inter wants Henry on loan

Italian football site Il Reca claims that Italian top club Inter Milan is interested in Barcelona forward and French international Thierry Henry (30). Inter president Massimo Moratti would have contacted Barcelona president Joan Laporta to inform him first hand about the interest. Moratti is considering to offer Barcelona to take over the Frenchman on a two year loan, paying his full salary of 7,6 million euro° a year. At Inter, Henry should form an attacking duo with Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovich.

The same site claims that Inter central defender Marco Materazzi (34) could go the other way. The Italian international, who cannot be not sure of his place next season, has an offer from Barcelona but would nevertheless prefer to return to his old club Lazio.


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