Mancini feels the heat in Italy... but City boss won't cool on £25m RVP bid

Posted Sunday, June 03, 2012 by Dailymail

Roberto Mancini is enjoying a well-earned rest in Sardinia but the Manchester City boss is already planning for next season's title defence - with a move for Robin van Persie at the top of his list.

The Italian was spotted cooling off in the heat on a holiday with his family in his Italian homeland on Saturday.

But, after guiding City to their first title in 64 years last month, he is determined to get back to business soon with Holland striker Van Persie heading his summer transfer wish-list if Arsenal fail to persuade him to sign a new deal.

Mancini feels the heat in Italy... but City boss won't cool on £25m RVP bid
Cooling down: Roberto Mancini relaxes on the beach on holiday in Sardinia

Van Persie is out of contract at the Emirates in 12 months' time and City's Italian manager has made no secret of his desire to reunite last season's Premier League top scorer with his old Arsenal team-mates Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy.

It would still take an offer in the region of £25million to sign Van Persie, but Mancini believes that is more realistic than the £45m price tag Napoli have put on his other target, Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani.

He said: 'Who would I choose between Van Persie and Cavani? The Dutchman is a champion, while the Uruguayan has everything and I wanted to take him to Inter Milan when he played at Palermo.

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