"For me, Mancini's bench isn't a situation that needs to be changed because we are going forward and there is no need for a shock," he told Italia 1.

"The arrival of Mourinho is one idea thought up by other people, but it isn't the truth. It is the result of everyone expecting news. At the end of the season we will discuss things with Mancio again.

"I read a lot of things in the newspapers and it annoys me, but I'm used to it and I'm looking to get past it."