Roberto Mancini, the former Manchester City manager now in charge of Italy, has made clear he feels no personal responsibility for the financial scandal surrounding his former club — even as City announced it would appeal the verdict handed down against it.

Speaking to reporters at the Stade de France on Thursday evening, ahead of Italy's Nations League fixture in France on Friday, Mancini was direct: "No. I already spoke about it the other night. It's not something that concerns me. It's City's problem, unfortunately."

He repeated the point for emphasis: "It's not a problem that concerns me. Look, really. I already said it the other day in Turkey."

The double contract question

Mancini appeared to acknowledge before a Nations League match in Turkey last weekend that he had held a "double contract" during his time as City manager between 2009 and 2013. In Turkey, he said: "Manchester City is not guilty and the fact of having a double contract isn't my problem but theirs, probably."

Among the charges levelled at City is an alleged failure to provide accurate financial details for player and manager payments during the 2009–10 to 2017–18 seasons. City's case reached a significant milestone on Tuesday when the Premier League published a verdict stating the club was "guilty of all charges related to serious breaches" of its financial rules over that period.

What the records show

In 2018, German magazine Der Spiegel published documents suggesting Mancini doubled his base salary of £1.45 million by advising a club in Abu Dhabi. According to The Telegraph, City may have avoided paying approximately £12 million in income tax and national insurance linked to his remuneration arrangements.

Mancini managed City between 2009 and 2013, guiding the club to its first FA Cup triumph in 2011 and its first Premier League title in half a century the following season. He was dismissed days after a surprise defeat to Wigan Athletic in the 2013 FA Cup final.

City has consistently maintained its innocence throughout the case and confirmed on Friday that it would appeal the ruling.