Friday 5th September 2008
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Mancini unlikely to join Hammers
Roberto Mancini's agent claims the time is not right for him to consider the vacant West Ham managerial position.
Mancini was sacked by Inter at the end of last season despite guiding the Nerazzurri to a hat-trick of Serie A titles and still having five years left on his contract at the San Siro.
The 43-year-old has been linked with the West Ham job, replacing Alan Curbishley who resigned on Wednesday, and is thought to be on a shortlist of possible candidates.
However, Giorgio De Giorgis claims Mancini will not take on a new team until finalising his compensation package with Inter.
"Until his contract situation is resolved with Inter, Roberto Mancini won't talk to other clubs: that's the way he is," De Giorgis told Radio Kiss Kiss.
"Roberto loves England and London in particular, something which he has never denied."
West Ham technical director Gianluca Nani is thought to favour an Italian coach as Curbishley's successor and the shortlist reportedly includes two other of his compatriots apart from Mancini - former Chelsea star Gianfranco Zola and ex-Italy coach Roberto Donadoni.
