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Mancini Set For Barca Move?

According to DiarioSport, new Barcelona boss Josep Guardiola is preparing a bid for Roma contract rebel Amantino Mancini.

Mancini is almost certain to leave the Gaillorossi this summer as his contract runs out in 2009, and he has refused to sign a new deal.

The Brazilian has been linked with a host of top clubs, including Juventus, Inter, Liverpool and Lyon, and Roma will choose to cash in on him, rather than risk losing him on a free next year.

DiarioSport says that Barcelona coach Guardiola will launch a bid for Mancini, if Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido refuses to drop his asking price for the club’s primary transfer target Daniel Alves.

Blaugrana chiefs Marc Ingla and Txiki Begiristain have arranged a meeting this week with Italian Super Agent Ernesto Bronzetti and they will discuss a possible transfer deal regarding Mancini.

The winger’s agent, Gilmar Veloz, will arrive in the Italian peninsula tomorrow to sort out his client’s future and to look at transfer offers.

Mancini, who has been at Roma since 2003, scored eight goals in 31 Serie A appearances last season.

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