£22m Mancini set for mega new deal

PAY HIKE ... Roberto Mancini

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By NEIL CUSTIS

MANCHESTER CITY want to celebrate Premier League glory by handing Roberto Mancini a whopping new £22million contract.

Mancini’s four-year deal will make him the country’s best-paid boss, alongside Alex Ferguson.

City planned to offer Mancini the £2m-a-year pay rise — taking his salary to £5.5m a year — even if they failed to win the title.

But they are even more eager to get the Italian to sign after he masterminded City’s amazing fightback from eight points down to overhaul neighbours United. The two clubs stand level on points but City’s goal difference is eight better.

And they can clinch their first title in 44 years with victory over QPR on Sunday.

Mancini, 47, is already planning for next season at City. He has the green light from owner Sheikh Mansour to make a £30m move for Arsenal striker Robin van Persie, who has a year left on his contract and has so far failed to agree a new deal.

City are also favourites to win the battle with United to land Lille playmaker Eden Hazard, 21, in a £25million deal.

Petani China bina kapal selam

SEORANG pekerja mengecat kapal selam mini yang dibina Wuyi.

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BEIJING - Seorang petani, Zhang Wuyi membina enam buah kapal selam mini yang boleh memuatkan dua orang untuk membawa hidupan marin seperti gamat.

Wuyi yang memiliki minat mendalam dalam ciptaan saintifik telah menguji sebuah kapal selamnya di kolam buatan manusia dekat sebuah limbungan kapal di Wuhan, dalam wilayah Hubei kelmarin.

Sebuah kapal selam ciptaan petani berusia 37 tahun itu telah dibeli oleh seorang ahli perniagaan di Dalian pada harga AS$15,855 (RM48,500).

Media tempatan melaporkan kapal selam itu boleh menyelam pada kedalaman antara 20 hingga 30 meter dan berada di dalam air selama 10 jam. - Reuters