Mancini would not be drawn on how far the deal had gone yesterday other than to say Vieira was a "good player" but City have been encouraged by their early inquiries to believe that the midfielder is intrigued by the possibility of returning to England. Mancini's information is that Vieira, who has won 107 caps for France and played in the 1998 World Cup- and Euro 2000-winning sides, wants to win his place back in the national team and be involved in the World Cup in South Africa this summer, but knows that he may have to move clubs to get his wish...
The proposal at City is to sign him initially on loan until the end of the season, and paying him £150,000 a week would be no problem for a club of such immense wealth. "All the players now want to come to Manchester City," Mancini said. "It is normal because City are a big club and it will be a big future here."
Simon Jones in the Daily Mail is even more brave:
Patrick Vieira is expected to join Manchester City on a six-month loan deal by the start of next week.
The former Arsenal captain has spoken with his former Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini, now the boss at Eastlands, and a deal is ‘99 per cent agreed’.
I'm sure we'll hear more about this within the next few days.
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