Roberto Mancini praised the Blues fifth place finish after the draw at West Ham and then told of his wish to bring in players before the World Cup commences.
The Blues boss is planning to forgo a holiday as he begins to shape the side in his own image.
There is hard work ahead because I would like players in before the World Cup starts, he said.
I think that we will be able to attract top players to City in the summer, players that will improve the group.
After watching Shaun Wright-Phillips grab a headed equaliser in a slow paced affair at Upton Park, Mancini said he was delighted with the fifth place finish that was secured thanks to the point at West Ham and Villas home defeat to Blackburn Rovers.
Fifth is a big improvement on last season, he said. I I have enjoyed my first half season at the club and I am now looking forward to working hard this summer to make sure we get better again.
It was difficult coming in the middle of the season when I didnt know the players but we have done well and Europa League football is a good thing.
We have done well to finish above very good sides, top sides, like Liverpool, Everton and Villa but now we must improve again to challenge the top four.
People have to remember that Spurs have been building their side for some years."
Mancini also re-iterated that he expects both Argentina international Carlos Tevez and Wales star Craig Bellamy to start next season with City.
Craig was left behind at West Ham because he hurt his ankle against Tottenham, revealed the City manager. I expect him to be a City player next season.
Carlos will be here too; there is no problem with him. He wants to stay at City and win things.
Jerome Boateng 21 vjercari gjerman, nenshkruan nje kontrate 5 vjecare me Manchester City.
Yaya Toure e Barcelones, nenshkruan kontrat me Manchester City per £28 miljon.
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Manchester City have agreed a £28million deal to sign Barcelonas Yaya Toure, making him the most expensive holding midfielder in English football history. Toure will join his brother, Kolo, in Manchester when the pair return from World Cup duty with Ivory Coast. Here, PETE JENSON explains why City are splashing out so much to sign him.
City slicker: Yaya Toure will join the Eastlands revolution after the World Cup
So why do Manchester City want such an expensive midfielder?
Well, he is the first-choice holding midfielder for the best footballing team on the planet. Or at least he was two seasons ago when Barcelona became the first team ever to win the treble in Spain. Last season he lost his place to Spain international Sergio Busquets.
City are actually spending £28m on someones reserve holding midfielder?
The reserve thing shouldnt worry City fans. Toure never deserved to lose his place. He was superb the year they won everything but at Barcelona whenever it is a close call between two players, and one happens to be Catalan, the other one always loses out. Busquets father, Carles, played in goal for Barcelona and would have shared a dressing room with current Barca coach Pep Guardiola. Now Busquets Jnr is the apple of Peps eye and Toure has suffered.
Has Toure only ever lost his place because of favouritism?
Well, mainly. Guardiola also thinks Toure is a little bit undisciplined. He does tend to go off on mazy little runs sometimes that in the coachs eyes drag the team out of shape. Although one such run ended in a Ricky Villa-style wonder goal in January 2009 against Mallorca.
And will the fans miss him?
Most definitely. Fan polls are big in Spain and club presidents usually pay attention to them. All the votes regarding Toure have been 70 per cent in favour of him staying.
So why is no one listening this time?
If new president Sandro Rosell sells Toure to pay for the signing of Cesc Fabregas then nobody will complain.
OK, so Manchester City fans can look forward to seeing a pretty good holding midfielder who sometimes scores special goals, but £28m still seems like an awful lot of money. Does he do anything else?
Despite the sterling performances in midfield, Toures finest hour for Barcelona actually came in the Champions League final against Manchester United in 2009 when he was playing at centre half. He also played the league run-in and the Spanish cup final in defence and was outstanding in that final against Cristiano Ronaldo.
Job done: Yaya starred for Barcelona at centre-half in the Champions League final against Manchester United
Job done: Yaya starred for Barcelona at centre-half in the Champions League final against Manchester United
Problem solved. Why didnt he continue playing there, allowing Guardiola to bring in his golden boy Busquets?
Good question. One of the mysteries of last season was why, having played so well in that position against such tough opposition and in the biggest domestic game in world football, Toure never played there again. Barcelona love nothing more than a central defender who is comfortable on the ball. Maybe it comes back to Guardiola believing that Toure just lacks discipline, but that was certainly not the case in the Champions League final against Ronaldo.
But there could be two Toures in the centre of Manchester Citys defence next season?
Not necessarily. When he was presented at Barcelona his wife insisted the name on his shirt be Yaya and not Toure. But yes, he could play at the back for City alongside his brother, no question about it.
Brotherly love: Kolo (right) is already at City and will no doubt be talking up the club to his brother on international duty
Brotherly love: Kolo (right) is already at City and will no doubt be talking up the club to his brother on international duty
And will he be a good boy for City off the pitch as well as on it?
He is a model professional but beware the agent. Barcelona hate players with, shall we say, talkative representatives. Zlatan Ibrahimovics agent has done his player no favours recently by saying that Guardiola should be put in a mental institution for not picking him and Toures man, Dimitri Seluk, was talking up a new contract one year into the players original deal and then started saying he would be leaving because he wasnt happy about not being picked. But apart from the lively agent, he is a class act who has had a rough deal at the Nou Camp.
Just one more question didnt Arsene Wenger once reject him because he was too slow?
Wenger did give him a trial in 2003 in a friendly against Barnet. But afterwards he was more interested in signing a certain AS Cannes left back, Gael Clichy, who also played in that game. It didnt do Toures cause much good that he played up front and missed a sitter. As for his pace, he is not the quickest but it is not a real problem. Guardiola once described him as a diesel player in other words, fine once he gets warmed up and also very powerful.
David Silva nenshkruan nje contrat 4 vjecare me Manchester City per 28 miljon euro
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