Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says Carlos Tz is staying put and laughs off Cristiano Ronaldo talk
Roberto Mancini, the Manchester City manager, remains adamant that Carlos Tévez will stay at the club while laughing off links with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo.
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The Italian caught most observers on the hop immediately after Tuesday's 3-0 Premier League win over Stoke when he claimed Tévez had told him he wanted to stay at the City of Manchester Stadium.
However, Tévez's representatives later claiming the striker had said nothing of the sort.
Even senior figures within the club wonder whether Tévez's trusted advisor Kia Joorabchian is trying to find an alternative suitor, who would be willing to pay the vast transfer fee and wages the South American would command.
However, as he looked ahead to Sunday's trip to Bolton, Mancini remains determined that Tévez is not about to make his final appearance for the club.
"I don't think it will be Carlos' last game," said Mancini.
"On Tuesday, I told you all my opinion and I am sure about this. But I can't continue to have a press conference to answer this question.
"I have spoken with Carlos. I have spoken with him many times in the last weeks and I don't need to speak with him again."
Mancini is not entirely convinced about quotes emerging from Argentina, attributed to Tévez, that the former West Ham star views his future as being elsewhere.
"I don't know if he has said these things," he said.
"Sometimes I have spoken to journalists in Italy and when the comments come back here, it is something completely different.
"I understand it can happen because of the translation.
"We have many important players; Carlos, Yaya Toure, David Silva, James Milner, Nigel de Jong. We want them all to stay here."
Meanwhile, Mancini has ruled out the chances of making a big-money move for Cristiano Ronaldo this summer.
After two seasons without any significant silverware since he moved to Real Madrid, it has been claimed Ronaldo is ready to leave the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
A £150 million price tag is said to have been put on a player who cost Real a world record £80 million when he left Manchester United in 2009.
But Mancini laughed at suggestions he might be interested.
"We have signed Cristiano Ronaldo for £200 million," joked the Italian.
"I said after the FA Cup final, I would like to sign Ronaldo, [Lionel] Messi, [Cesc] Fabregas and [Andrés] Iniesta. I don't think it is possible.
"I don't know why this has come out. I don't know anything about it.
"Cristiano Ronaldo is a fantastic player but I don't think he will leave Real Madrid."
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