Roberto Mancini seemed to confirm that he had “a double contract” during his time as Manchester City manager, amid allegations that the club breached the Premier League’s financial regulations.
Mancini, who guided City to their first Premier League championship in 50 years during the 2011-12 season and later took charge of Italy, insisted that the developing controversy was “not a problem that concerns me”.
One of the numerous accusations against City concerns an alleged failure to disclose accurate information about payments made to players and managers from the 2009-10 season through 2017-18. In 2018, the German publication Der Spiegel released material indicating that Mancini supplemented his £1.45m base salary with an equal amount for providing advice to a club in Abu Dhabi.
Mancini delivered City’s first major trophies following the club’s 2008 takeover by Abu Dhabi’s ruling family, including the FA Cup in 2011. City dismissed him shortly after their unexpected defeat by Wigan in the 2013 FA Cup final.
The Italian coach was questioned about his agreement with City during Italy’s press conference in Turkey ahead of Monday’s Nations League fixture.
“It’s not a problem that concerns me,” Mancini said. “In any case, this is nothing new because the issue returns every four or five years. Manchester City is not guilty, and having a double contract is not my concern but probably theirs.”
City stated on Friday that its proceedings with the Premier League remained “ongoing.” The club has consistently rejected allegations of misconduct, while chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak repeated that position in a letter sent to supporters on Saturday.
“The Premier League process still has a long way to run, and our confidence and determination to demonstrate the club’s innocence remain as strong as they were at the beginning,” he said.
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