Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho is a target for Manchester City's Abu Dhabi owners. The Mail on Sunday says current manager Mark Hughes is believed to have until the end of the season to convince Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, of Abu Dhabi's ruling family, that he is the man to satisfy their lofty football ambitions.
But if Hughes fails, then City will make serious efforts towards securing a big-name appointment.
City's new target is former Chelsea boss Mourinho, now in Italy with Inter Milan. And the charismatic Portuguese would surely find the temptation to go head-to-head with Sir Alex Ferguson in the battle to become Manchester's managerial top dog too much to resist.
In an interview last week, Mourinho made no attempt to hide his love of English football - or his ambition to return to the Premier League one day soon.
Mourinho said: "I never hide. I'm in love with the English game and, one day, I will go back to England.
"I am really, really happy with Inter - it's a 'victory machine' - but I want to win the Premier League, Serie A and La Liga - the three big championships in Europe. Therefore, I will also go to Spain."