The Chilean, who will replace Roberto Mancini at the Etihad Stadium, has remained cagey about his imminent appointment as he concludes the La Liga season with Malaga.
The 59-year-old delivered his farewells to the Malaga crowd on Sunday night after leading them to a 3-1 win over Deportivo La Coruna in their final home game of the season.
Farewell: Malaga played their final home game of the season on Sunday as Manuel Pellegrini prepares to leave
Last night he told Sky Italia: ‘I am lucky to have good options and Manchester City is an option.’
Pellegrini's achievements in the Champions League, where he took Malaga to the quarter-finals this season and Villarreal to the last four previously, attracted the attention of City.
Mancini failed to guide his side out of the group stages but was drawn with Real Madrid, finalists Borussia Dortmund and Ajax
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Speaking on the club’s recent tour of the USA, City chief executive Ferran Soriano confirmed they would be targeting five trophies in the next five years under their new boss.
He also did nothing to play down the speculation linking them with the Chilean.
'I think the boxes are right. You know what we want,' said Soriano. 'The analysis of the candidates goes beyond the results that we can see.
'Age is not relevant at this point, but with the kind of squad we have, we want a senior manager.
'We want a manager who knows about football but we want somebody who knows about man management and this is something we are convinced about, that it is impossible for us to win the Champions League if we don’t have a group that behaves like a family.'
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| Taking over: Brian Kidd is in charge of City as they wait to appoint Pellegrini to replace Roberto Mancini |
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