Mancini admits that Bale will be his summer transfer target

'Last year Bale had already proved his value and now he has improved, so you'd need a lot of money to sign him,' Mancini has told the Italian press.

'He will be our strongest target - if Tottenham decide to put him on the market in the summer.

'He will be possibly the only player who is not a striker that can make a difference [to our squad].'