Roberto Mancini confident of completing Sergio Agüero signing

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has told of his hopes that a deal for the 23 year old Argentinian could be finalised in the next few days adding yet more quality to the Citizens' attack after last year's high profile signings of Mario Balotelli and Edin Dzeko.

Mancini first confirmed his interest in the Atlético Madrid forward in the wake of Corinthians having a bid accepted for Carlos Tevez with Mancini touting Aguero as a possible replacement for the outgoing player. The Brazilian transfer window has reached it's deadline and Tevez remains at Man City for the moment but the club's pursuit of Aguero no longer seems to be reliant on the transfer of Tevez. Aguero himself has told the Spanish press that he is keen to move away from Atlético and a move to Eastlands would certainly be an attractive proposition for him with City having qualified to play in the Champions League this season.

"I think that maybe in four or five days, before the next game, I think that in this week maybe we can close. Maybe," Mancini said.

He went on to insist that he wants to speak to him first before concluding the deal to "know his opinion" of playing in Manchester, which I would suggest is to assess whether Aguero would be happy in the knowledge that he may not necessarily play every game considering the competition that he would face, including the likes of Balotelli, Dzeko, Adebayor and Tevez (if he stays.) If Mancini does manage to sign Aguero in the next week or so then it is possible that he could feature in the charity shield match against Manchester United on 7th August. However, this could depend on his condition and match fitness after recently featuring for Argentina at the Copa America.