Manchester City have provided "fantastic support" for their manager, who has been strained by deteriorating health of his dad Aldo as the Premier League reaches its climax.
The health of Aldo Mancini is believed to have deteriorated in recent months after he had appeared to make a full recovery from a heart attack suffered in 2010.
Manchester City have given their consent for Mancini, the club’s manager, to travel back to his homeland on a frequent basis to care for his father.
Mancini has even made use of a private jet for some trips, including the two-day pilgrimage to a holy site at Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegivina at the end of last month.
"City have given Roberto fantastic support and they have complete understanding of his situation," a source told Goal.com.
"In the last few weeks he has been backwards and forwards to Italy to be at the bedside of his father."
Mancini Snr, who is in his late 70s, has watched City play only once since his son took over at Etihad Stadium in December 2009 – last September’s 1-1 home draw against Napoli in the Champions League. He also watched the club train at their Carrington headquarters the day before that match.
The City manager dashed back from the club’s tour of the United States in the summer of 2010 after his father first suffered a heart attack.
Most of City’s players are believed to be unaware of the strain on Mancini, although his assistants David Platt and Brian Kidd and tight-knit Italian backroom team of Attilio Lombardo, Fausto Salsano and Ivan Carminati have been well briefed on their boss’s plight.
"Roberto is trying to be a father to Mario Balotelli and at the same time be a son to his own father," the source added.
"It is all quite a strain on him and a remarkable testimony of his professionalism and desire to win the title that he is handling it so well and even continuing to go on scouting missions for new players.
"It also explains his reluctance to get involved in mind games with [Sir Alex] Ferguson. He is simply too exhausted."
Mancini’s wife Federica has also made frequent trips back to Italy to be at the bedside of her father-in-law and has been away from the couple’s home in Alderley Edge, Cheshire.
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The health of Aldo Mancini is believed to have deteriorated in recent months after he had appeared to make a full recovery from a heart attack suffered in 2010.
Manchester City have given their consent for Mancini, the club’s manager, to travel back to his homeland on a frequent basis to care for his father.
Mancini has even made use of a private jet for some trips, including the two-day pilgrimage to a holy site at Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegivina at the end of last month.
"City have given Roberto fantastic support and they have complete understanding of his situation," a source told Goal.com.
"In the last few weeks he has been backwards and forwards to Italy to be at the bedside of his father."
Mancini Snr, who is in his late 70s, has watched City play only once since his son took over at Etihad Stadium in December 2009 – last September’s 1-1 home draw against Napoli in the Champions League. He also watched the club train at their Carrington headquarters the day before that match.
The City manager dashed back from the club’s tour of the United States in the summer of 2010 after his father first suffered a heart attack.
Most of City’s players are believed to be unaware of the strain on Mancini, although his assistants David Platt and Brian Kidd and tight-knit Italian backroom team of Attilio Lombardo, Fausto Salsano and Ivan Carminati have been well briefed on their boss’s plight.
"Roberto is trying to be a father to Mario Balotelli and at the same time be a son to his own father," the source added.
"It is all quite a strain on him and a remarkable testimony of his professionalism and desire to win the title that he is handling it so well and even continuing to go on scouting missions for new players.
"It also explains his reluctance to get involved in mind games with [Sir Alex] Ferguson. He is simply too exhausted."
Mancini’s wife Federica has also made frequent trips back to Italy to be at the bedside of her father-in-law and has been away from the couple’s home in Alderley Edge, Cheshire.
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