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Inter boss, Roberto Mancini, has advised the Serie A giant to consider luring Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure to San Siro.
Mancini signed the Cote d'Ivoire international at the Etihad Stadium from Barcelona and the pair won an FA Cup and Premier League title together before the Italian was fired in 2013.
Yaya still has two years to run on his current contract with Man City but has been heavily linked with a move away from England at the end of the season, and Mancini is keen on a San Siro reunion with the midfielder.
"Yaya Toure? Piero Ausilio [Inter's sporting director] - put your hand in your pocket!" he laughed during an interview with Sky Sport24. "I had Yaya at Manchester City and I think he is one of the best players in the world.
"It's not easy, though, because he's at Manchester City, so it's up to him and whether he wants to come and play in Italy, after playing in the other major European leagues.
"He'd be a big signing not just for Inter but also for the Italian league's prestige as a whole.
"Inter have more appeal than many teams, though, so we’ll see what happens in the future, but he belongs to Manchester City at the moment."
Inter boss, Roberto Mancini, has advised the Serie A giant to consider luring Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure to San Siro.
Toure, who led his Ivorian side to conquer Africa in Equitorial Guinea has expressed his intention to quit the Ethiad side after revealing that he was not happy at the club.
Mancini signed the Cote d'Ivoire international at the Etihad Stadium from Barcelona and the pair won an FA Cup and Premier League title together before the Italian was fired in 2013.
Yaya still has two years to run on his current contract with Man City but has been heavily linked with a move away from England at the end of the season, and Mancini is keen on a San Siro reunion with the midfielder.
"Yaya Toure? Piero Ausilio [Inter's sporting director] - put your hand in your pocket!" he laughed during an interview with Sky Sport24. "I had Yaya at Manchester City and I think he is one of the best players in the world.
"It's not easy, though, because he's at Manchester City, so it's up to him and whether he wants to come and play in Italy, after playing in the other major European leagues.
"He'd be a big signing not just for Inter but also for the Italian league's prestige as a whole.
"Inter have more appeal than many teams, though, so we’ll see what happens in the future, but he belongs to Manchester City at the moment."
Mancini added that, whether Yaya arrives at the Giuseppe Meazza or not, his goal is to get this midtable Inter squad playing like his old Man City side within 12 months.
"In all my years I've never come across so many good players willing to follow my orders to a tee," he added. "The players are giving their all, but obviously returning to the top requires a little time.
"But I remember what we did at City with great players. We had a team that was fighting for survival. I hope that inside a year Inter can play like my City. That must be the objective."
Inter are 10th in Serie A ahead of Sunday's trip to Bergamo to face Atalanta. Goal
"In all my years I've never come across so many good players willing to follow my orders to a tee," he added. "The players are giving their all, but obviously returning to the top requires a little time.
"But I remember what we did at City with great players. We had a team that was fighting for survival. I hope that inside a year Inter can play like my City. That must be the objective."
Inter are 10th in Serie A ahead of Sunday's trip to Bergamo to face Atalanta. Goal
Roberto Mancini begs Inter to sign Yaya Toure
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