Inter President Massimo Moratti is pleased that his former coach Roberto Mancini is back in the fray after he was appointed as the new manager of Premier League side Manchester City on Saturday.

But Moratti insisted that ‘Mancio’ has no chance of luring Beneamata star striker Mario Balotelli to Eastlands.

“I think it’s a good coup for Mancini,” Moratti told Sky Sport Italia.

“I reckon it’s fair to give him a big team or one to forge after so long.”

Mancini gave Balotelli his senior debut in December 2007 and could try and tempt the Italy Under-21 ace away from San Siro in January as the 19-year-old is struggling to establish himself as a first team regular under Jose Mourinho.

“What if he asked me for Balotelli? No, there is no way,” Moratti said emphatically.

Inter defeated Lazio 1-0 last night to end 2009 on a good note and move eight points clear at the top of Serie A.

“All in all, it was a good year,” mused Moratti.

“We also went through to the knockout stage of the Champions League and let’s hope we’ll do even better next year.”