Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has hit out at the new financial fair play regulations in England. He believes he Premier League's new financial rules are designed to curb his club's growth.
Mancini doesn't like the new financial fair play
The newly agreed restrictions will work alongside Uefa's financial fair play guidelines, making it harder for clubs with foreign investment, like City, to spend their way to success.
"I do not agree," Mancini told the Daily Mail. "If I am a rich man, I want to spend all my money for my team. I don't agree with this in general, but it is only my personal opinion.
He believes it will stop Manchester City's growth
"If the rules are this, we should work like this. We can't change this. We need to buy good players. If you want to buy good players you have to spend money.
"But if we work quickly, we can find good players without spending a lot of money."
Sheikh Mansour vast financial input over four years helped take City to the Premier League title last season, but Mancini will now have to be far more restrained in the transfer market.
He continued: "It is clear with this rule it is more difficult than 10 years ago.
"But if you work well, you can find good players without spending maybe €35 million on one player. But it is also true that every time that Manchester City move for a player, if his value is €12m, for City they ask €35m.
"There should be other rules to stop this."
Arsenal have also pushed for financial fair play, but Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said he favoured more individual freedom for clubs.
