Manchester City's owners are ready to bankroll another transfer spending spree.
The People says Roberto Mancini will get another £80million to spend in January - and will only be sacked if Manchester City fail to make the Champions League.
The Italian's job is safe for this season. Astonishingly, his position was not even on the agenda at a club summit in Abu Dhabi a week ago.
And they took the unusual step of revealing that substantial transfer funds - up to £80million - will be available again to chase primary targets Edin Dzeko, the Wolfsburg striker, and Benfica's versatile Brazilian defender David Luiz.