Jose Mourinho Transfer: Manchester City chiefs don"t want him as next manager

Manchester City have sensationally ruled out a summer move for Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho – even if Roberto Mancini gets the sack.

Mancini MUST now retain the Premier League title to safeguard his job following City’s shambolic Champions League campaign, according to senior figures at the club.

City failed to win any of their six games in the competition and amassed just three points, missing out on a Europa League spot as they finished bottom of Group D – the worst group-phase display by an English club in the competition’s history.

That failure has increased the pressure on Mancini to hold on to the title City won last season, with the 48-year-old Italian’s future once again the subject of fresh scrutiny.

But even if Mancini does lose his job, City have ruled out a move to appoint Mourinho – despite the likelihood of the Special One leaving Real Madrid at the end of this season.

City’s chief executive Ferran Soriano and sporting director Txiki Begiristain chose not to appoint Mourinho as Barcelona boss in 2008 when they worked for the Nou Camp giants, after interviewing him for the vacant role.

Guardiola, 41, is living in New York with his family, having decided to take a year-long break from football after quitting Barca at the end of last season.

The Spaniard, one of football’s most highly-regarded coaches and also linked with Paris Saint-Germain, is wanted at Chelsea by owner Roman Abramovich, but has resisted efforts to lure him to Stamford Bridge.

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