Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has not given up hope of landing Liverpool's Spain international striker Fernando Torres before the end of next month.
Mancini has already signed Jerome Boateng, Aleksandar Kolarov, Yaya Toure and David Silva this summer but is pursuing the Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010 winner as he looks to push his spending since the end of last season past the £100million mark.
Although Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson has bought Joe Cole this month and persuaded Steven Gerrard to stay at Anfield, Torres has not commented on his future.
Mancini said:"Torres is one of the best strikers in Europe and is already playing in the Premier League for three years and knows it very well. But it depends on his situation – his price and whether he wants to come.
"There are two or three strikers that we could go for, but it is the same situation as it is with James Milner. First there is the price and then it depends if the players want to change team. Until today, Liverpool haven't bought many players."
Of Aston Villa midfielder Milner, Mancini added:"When Manchester City enquire about a £10million player, the club asks for £20million. That is not good for us.
"James is still a player who interests us but only at the right price."Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email
