Eli’s hell over City future
Middlesbrough v Man City preview: See RESULT! Pages 12-13 STEVE MILLAR MANCHESTER CITY outcast Eliaquim Mangala does not know where he will be playing next season.
Mangala, 26, joined City in a £32million deal in the summer of 2014 and was tipped to be Vincent Kompany’s long-term defensive partner.
But Mangala struggled to settle at The Etihad with a string of cock-ups blighting his City career and he was shipped out on a season’s loan to Valencia.
Mangala has played 26 La Liga games and has looked impressive.
But he has not been told he will be returning to City where his rugged, defensive style does not suit boss Pep Guardiola.
Mangala (above) said: “We will see what will happens at the end of the season.
“There are four matches left so I’m not thinking about next year yet.
“I’m calm, concentrated on the field of the play and then we’ll see.
“I do not know what I want to do.
“My focus is to think about what is happening now and when the season finishes, I will think about next year.”
He believes his side have advanced so much it means nothing more than a steppingø stone to becoming football’s new force.
At worst Spurs could finish second in the table behind Chelsea and also higher than Arsenal for the first time in 22 years.
Kane said: “There’s a bigger picture now than just finishing above Arsenal.
“Of course for the fans, it would be a great moment to actual do it by winning against Arsenal – that would be fantastic.
“But from our point of view, we have got bigger things to look forward to.
“Of course, we have got to try to win that game and keep the pressure on Chelsea as much as we can.
“We don’t know what Chelsea are going to do, we will see what happens when they play a few hours before us.
“We will probably be watching it while