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Less than three years ago, Manuel Pellegrini was appointed to manage Malaga, a fast-emerging team whose Gulf-financed lavish spending had led them to be Now, following Roberto Mancini's departure from Etihad Stadium, it appears that the 59-year-old Chilean is poised to take over the real thing.

He took Villarreal to the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2006, earned Real Madrid their highest ever points total in 2010, then last season shepherded Malaga into the Champions League for the first time.

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Malaga manager Manuel Pellegrini is seemingly plotting an escape route from Andalusia, with the club currently looking like missing out on a top four finish in La Liga.