Ex-Man City boss wanted at Inter

Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is being tipped to return to Inter Milan at the season to take over from Walter Mazzarri.

The Italian boss is currently managing Turkish giants Galatasaray and recently watched his team line-up against Chelsea in the Champions League.

However, it is being reported by Turkish media outlet Fanatik, that negotiations are already taking place between Mancini and Inter about a return.

The former City boss is rumoured to be unhappy in Turkey and keen for a return to his homeland in the summer.

Mancini enjoyed a successful period in charge at Inter where he won Serie A three seasons running and the Coppa Italia twice.

He was succeeded at Inter by Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho when he decided to move to England with City where he won the Premier League and FA Cup.

United wages higher than Chelsea

United's dominance.
Ten years on, and Manchester City are now easily the biggest payers in the Premier League, and Chelsea's accounts lodged with Companies House show that they are now in third spot in the 'wages league' below United as well.
Chelsea's wage bill in 2012/13 was £176million compared to £182million for Manchester United in the same season, while Manchester City's was £233million.
Chelsea's salary bill for the season also includes £4million paid during the course of the year to former manager Roberto Di Matteo - the accounts say the sum is for "termination payments and compensation in relation to changes in the first-team management structure".
The increasingly-prudent approach to wages at Chelsea reflects the club's commitment to complying with UEFA's financial fair play rules, where clubs in European competition can only record losses of 45million euros (£37.5m) during the first two-year accounting period.
Chelsea have also benefited from signing the likes of Eden Hazard, Oscar and Juan Mata before they were established superstars demanding huge salaries, which also has taken the pressure off the wage bill.
Wages at the Stamford Bridge club actually fell overall in 2011/12, and the rise last season was around three per cent compared to an 11.6% increase at United.
In terms of UEFA's spending rules, Chelsea Football Club Ltd's accounts state: "The introduction of UEFA's financial fair play regulations from the 2011/12 season provides a significant challenge.
"The football club needs to continue to balance success on the field together with the financial imperatives of this new regime."
The latest figure are in stark contrast to 10 years ago when
Deloitte's annual football finance review estimated Chelsea's wage bill of £115million in 2003/04 as "almost certainly the highest in world football".
In that year, Roman Abramovich's first full season of ownership of Chelsea, the club registered a 110 per cent increase in wages.
Source : PA

Stoke City: Feyenoord captain could expedite John Guidetti move

STOKE loanee John Guidetti's summer move to Holland has moved a step nearer if reports linking Manchester City to Feyenoord's captain are true.

Guidetti has already been linked with a return to Feyenoord when his loan spell at Stoke ends and he becomes a Manchester City player again.

But now there are reports that Man City want Feyenoord skipper Jordy Clasie as part of the Guidetti deal.

Either way, the odds continue to lengthen on Guidetti remaining at the Britannia beyond his loan spell.

The 21 year-old Swede has been restricted to just half-a-dozen sub appearances since moving to the Potteries in January.

And that is in stark contrast to Guidetti's success at on loan at Feyenoord in the 2011/12 season when he nearly averaged a goal-a-game in his 23 appearances.

Portsmouth in line for £1 million windfall if Liverpool win the title

The League Two strugglers who have been placed into administration twice after selling Glen Johnson to the Reds in 2009, and now they could profit thanks to a clause in his deal.

Pompey initially had to hand over £4m of the £17m fee to Chelsea because of a sell-on clause that dates back to his switch to Stamford Bridge in 2007.

And because of former chief executive Peter Storrie's work in pushing for the incentive, Pompey could reap the fruits of his hard labour.

Johnson signed for Liverpool in the summer after they finished runners-up to Manchester United, but are in a strong position to end their 24-year wait to lift the title.

The Reds are currently two points ahead of second-placed Chelsea and they will be crowned champions if they pick up maximum points from their remaining six games.

Johnson, who began his career at West Ham, has gone on to win 50 caps for England - a milestone he reached in an international friendly against Denmark in February.