Inter Milan head coach Roberto Mancini has insisted that Andrea Pirlo will not be joining the club on loan from New York City FC.
The 36-year-old has been linked with a short-term switch to the Nerazzurri, whom he played for from 1998 to 2001, as well as Mancini's old club Manchester City.
"Pirlo? I don't even have his phone number. It's you lot that have been on about him for weeks," BBC Sport quotes Mancini as saying.
"He's a fantastic player who has won everything in Europe and now he's decided to try a new experience in another league."
Pirlo has played 13 times for New York City since joining them from Juventus in August.
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Steven Toplis
Steven Toplis
