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MANCHESTER CITY'S ROBERTO TO TRY ON COATES FOR SIZE
ABOVE: Roberto Mancini wants to sign Uruguay's Sebastian Coates
21st August 2011 By Paul Hetherington and Steve Millar
ROBERTO MANCINI is urging Manchester City to give him another £6million – to sign Uruguay centre-half Sebastian Coates.
City intended to halt their summer spending spree with the £25m deal for Arsenal’s Samir Nasri – taking their outlay in this transfer window to £76m.
But manager Mancini is hoping the departures of fringe players like Wayne Bridge, Nedum Onuoha and Shaun Wright-Phillips will enable him to also bring in Coates, 20, who plays for Nacional Montevideo.
Coates was voted Young Player of the Tournament last month when he helped Uruguay win the Copa America.
The 6ft 5ins defender has also been eyed by Arsenal, Liverpool, Porto, Sao Paulo in Brazil and all Italy’s top clubs.
If a deal can’t be done by the end of this month, Mancini is certain to resurrect his interest in Coates when the transfer window re-opens in January.
Meanwhile Bolton boss Owen Coyle will make one last push to sign Wright-Phillips today. Coyle will shake hands with Mancini before this afternoon’s clash at the Reebok and try to talk the Italian into letting Wright-Phillips go for £3m.
The Bolton chief faces tough competition from a host of clubs, including QPR, Stoke and Wigan – plus there’s huge interest abroad, from Lazio and Paris St-Germain.
Coyle also has a battle on his hands to negotiate a pay deal with Wright-Phillips, who is currently picking up £55,000 a week – a figure QPR can easily match following the takeover by tycoon Tony Fernandes.
But Coyle won’t give up. He said: “It’s fair to say that he’s a player I would love to bring to the club.
“I will have a word with Roberto before the game.”
ABOVE: Roberto Mancini wants to sign Uruguay's Sebastian Coates
21st August 2011 By Paul Hetherington and Steve Millar
ROBERTO MANCINI is urging Manchester City to give him another £6million – to sign Uruguay centre-half Sebastian Coates.
City intended to halt their summer spending spree with the £25m deal for Arsenal’s Samir Nasri – taking their outlay in this transfer window to £76m.
But manager Mancini is hoping the departures of fringe players like Wayne Bridge, Nedum Onuoha and Shaun Wright-Phillips will enable him to also bring in Coates, 20, who plays for Nacional Montevideo.
Coates was voted Young Player of the Tournament last month when he helped Uruguay win the Copa America.
The 6ft 5ins defender has also been eyed by Arsenal, Liverpool, Porto, Sao Paulo in Brazil and all Italy’s top clubs.
If a deal can’t be done by the end of this month, Mancini is certain to resurrect his interest in Coates when the transfer window re-opens in January.
Meanwhile Bolton boss Owen Coyle will make one last push to sign Wright-Phillips today. Coyle will shake hands with Mancini before this afternoon’s clash at the Reebok and try to talk the Italian into letting Wright-Phillips go for £3m.
The Bolton chief faces tough competition from a host of clubs, including QPR, Stoke and Wigan – plus there’s huge interest abroad, from Lazio and Paris St-Germain.
Coyle also has a battle on his hands to negotiate a pay deal with Wright-Phillips, who is currently picking up £55,000 a week – a figure QPR can easily match following the takeover by tycoon Tony Fernandes.
But Coyle won’t give up. He said: “It’s fair to say that he’s a player I would love to bring to the club.
“I will have a word with Roberto before the game.”