Football: Mancini targets Van Persie

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini said that Robin van Persie is a more realistic transfer target than Edinson Cavani, according to ESPN. However, the Italian coach is an admirer of Cavani, he accepted that the Uruguay international would command a higher fee than his Dutch counterpart. “Who would I choose between Van Persie and Cavani?” said Mancini. “The Dutchman is a champion, while the Uruguayan has everything and I wanted to take him to Inter Milan when he played at Palermo. But to take him at the current price is impossible and Van Persie is a different matter altogether.”

Published in The Express Tribune, June 3^rd, 2012.