Sergio Aguero hopes Roberto Mancini stays with Manchester City.
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho will inevitably be linked with taking over if, as expected, his tenure at the Bernabeu ends in the meantime.
But Aguero said: "Roberto is a very hard-working coach who has won important trophies that should be valued by everyone.
"I have a good personal relationship with him, too. He talks to me a lot in training, tells me what kind of movements I should make."