Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini remains keen on AS Roma midfielder Daniele de Rossi.

The Independent says the 28-year-old has yet to agree terms on a new contract at his boyhood, home-town club, and though he has long insisted that his priority is to remain, should the impasse continue, the Serie A side will listen to offers of as little as £5m for the international.

The problem for City, though, is that Uefa's looming financial fair play legislation precludes them adding De Rossi's £200,000-a-week salary to their huge wage bill without first ridding themselves of the drain presented by paying Carlos Tevez not to play.

Lose the Argentine, and the Italian becomes a possibility, though AC Milan are also in contention.