Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini rules out return for Andrea Pirlo

Juventus' midfielder Andrea Pirlo celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Europa League quarter-final football match Juventus vs Olympique Lyonnais, on April 10, 2014
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Inter Milan head coach Roberto Mancini states that Andrea Pirlo will not be joining the club on loan from New York City FC.

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.

Joao Moutinho of AS Monaco FC competes for the ball with Andrea Pirlo of Juventus FC during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final First Leg match between Juventus and AS Monaco FC at Juventus Arena on April 14, 2015
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