Roberto Mancini has been forced to abandon Manchester City’s pre-season tour of America and fly to his family home in Italy after his father was taken seriously ill.
Mancini, who had sanctioned the sale of Javier Garrido to Lazio in a £ 2.5 million much earlier in the day, was about to undergo training in Baltimore, where he was informed that his father had been rushed to intensive care Ancona .
Coaches David Platt and Brian Kidd will be responsible for Saturday's friendly match against Inter Milan.
We do not know if Mancini is back in America for the match against Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund next week.
When he does return to work, Mancini will turn the mind unloading more players side of the payroll of the club, after dropping Garrido, signed by Sven-Goran Eriksson for € 1.5 million in 2007, on Friday.
The Italian would like to start his first Premier League campaign without Stephen Ireland, Craig Bellamy, Jo, Felipe Caicedo, Robinho, Roque Santa Cruz, Nedum Onuoha, Michael Johnson Kelvin Etuhu, but has not been forthcoming .
Santa Cruz is considered a target for Stoke, while Blackburn will consider the loan Jo City should agree to pay a portion of his salary. http://jodnet.blogspot.com
A similar arrangement may be necessary to secure the sale of Robinho to Benfica.
Bellamy would be tempted by the prospect of joining the former director of Mark Hughes to Fulham, while Onuoha and Ireland have both been linked with Everton and Sunderland.
City remain hopeful of signing Mario Balotelli for £ 25 million from Inter, though sources at the club suggested that the two parties have yet to agree a fee, while the wages of the players can prove a stumbling block.
"He looks forward to reaching an agreement, it is normal for a boy of 19 years," said Balotelli's agent, Mino Raiola.
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