City in summer hunt for Torres

(GSM) – Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini admits his interest in Liverpool striker Fernando Torres. However, the Italian tactician will put transfer talk to side until the end the of the season.

While City have been heavily linked with a move for the Spain international and Mancini acknowledges his admiration for “fantastic” Torres, the City manager wants to focus solely on his team’s top-four bid.

Mancini said, “Fernando Torres is a fantastic striker.

“But all the teams in Europe are interested in him.

“We must get the rest of the matches out of the way first, then we will decide about other players.”

Mancini wants his team to challenge for the Premier League next season but knows that he needs to secure the signings of top players. And Mancini reckons world-class players would only be interested to join a Champions League side.

He added, “All the top players want to play in the Champions League.

“Next year we want to be a team who wins the Premier League. To do that we need top players.”