Roberto Mancini has played down links to Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimović.

It had been reported that Mancini was keen to bring the Milan talisman to the Etihad with a big money bid. However, the paper says the Blues boss is content with his current strike force.

Elsewhere, the Daily Mail reports that Carlos Tevez and Emmanuel Adebayor could leave the club this summer, as the Blues look to reduce their wage bill. The paper says it's a necessary move to fall in line with UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules.

Mario Balotelli will walk off the pitch if he is racially abused at Euro 2012. That’s according to The Manchester Evening News who report that the City striker has said in reaction to claims made in a recent Panorama programme,

 

 

Racism is unacceptable to me, I cannot bear it. We are in 2012, it can't happen.

 

 

...Mario Balotelli...