Inter Milan chief Marco Fassone admits they'd welcome a deal for Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure.

Inter coach Roberto Mancini has confirmed his interest in the Ivorian.

Fassone said: "Who doesn't dream of a player like Toure? He'd provide our club with something that we're currently short of, but his price and his salary are serious obstacles.

"Of course Mancini can help us with him. In the last winter transfer window, several important players considered joining us only by virtue of his presence, regardless of the money.

"Roberto is a magnet for the top players. He likes to take part in our summits and his knowledge about footballers is wide as the waters. Mancini is the heart of our engine."