Manchester City are anxious about securing manager Roberto Mancini to a new deal.

The City chief has just one year left on his Etihad contract. Discussions over a new deal have taken place but he has still not signed.

City will be desperate for him to put pen to paper on a four-year deal which will hoist his wages from £3.5million a year to £5.5m, says The Sun.

That would make him the highest-paid Prem manager, alongside Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson.

The former Inter Milan manager's stock could not be higher now after the work he has done in 2½ years at City.

In his first full season he won the club their first trophy in 35 years with the FA Cup. Then last term he delivered City's first title in 44 years.