Mancini Agrees Terms With Barca
Roma winger Amantino Mancini is edging closer to a move to Barcelona and Il Romanista says that he has agreed personal terms with the Blaugrana.
Mancini is certain to leave the Giallorossi as his contract runs out in 2009, and he has refused to sign an extension. The wideman has been associated with a host of Europe’s top teams, including Inter, Liverpool, Lyon and Juventus, and Roma will choose to sell him, rather than risk losing him on a Bosman transfer next year.
Barcelona have been stepping up their attempts to sign Mancini over the past few days, and Italian super agent Ernesto Bronzetti, who represents Barca, was in Rome yesterday for transfer talks.
Mancini's agent, Gilmar Veloz, is said to have agreed a four-year contract with Barcelona for his client worth €3.7m a month.
Barcelona have yet to confirm that they are on the verge of signing Mancini, although vice-president Ferran Soriano refused to rule out the club’s interest in the 28-year-old.
"I am not saying that we are not interested in Mancini,” Soriano stated.
“But I can say we have not spoken with the player nor Roma."
Mancini scored eight goals in 31 Serie A appearances last season for the Eternal City outfit.
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