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Monday 23 March, 2009 |
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Inter winger Amantino Mancini insists he wants to stay with the Nerazzurri despite a lack of regular first team football.
The 28-year-old joined Inter from Roma in the summer for a fee of around £13m, but has failed to impress Jose Mourinho.
Mancini has made just nine starting appearances for Inter in 2008-09 and could be sold this summer as the Nerazzurri plan to overhaul their squad.
The Brazilian's lack of success along with Ricardo Quaresma's dismal form prompted Mourinho to change Inter's formation earlier this season.
The Portuguese Coach had wanted to play an expansive 4-3-3 based on enterprising wing play, but shifted to a narrower 4-3-1-2 after woeful performances from Mancini and Quaresma.
“Even if up until now I have not been considered a lot, my desire is to stay with Inter,” Mancini told Rome based daily La Repubblica.
Mancini was widely regarded as one of the best wingers in Serie A when he played for Roma between 2003 and 2008.
He scored 40 goals in 153 appearances for the Giallorossi and won 15 caps for Brazil with whom he lifted the Copa América in 2004.
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