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Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is in pole position to succeed Gary Neville at Valencia this summer, according to reports in Spanish publication Super Deporte .

The Chilean will leave City at the end of the season and it now appears most likely he will replace the former Manchester United right-back.

Neville has won just one La Liga game since taking over at Valencia in December and the Spanish side are now expected to appoint a more experienced candidate.

Talks between Valencia and Pellegrini's representatives are thought to be ongoing.

Earlier this month, Pellegrini's agent, Jesus Martinez, said his client was open to the idea of taking over at the Mestalla.

“[Manuel] can listen to offers but it doesn’t have to be Manchester United or Chelsea. He will hear and analyse the proposals and then decide. There’s no offer on the table,” he told Chilean radio.

“He spent five or six years 40km [from Valencia] when he was at Villarreal. He lived in the city, has experienced the atmosphere and loves it.”

Meanwhile, Pellegrini isn't expected to face FA action for his comments after the defeat to Tottenham on Sunday.

The City boss expressed his frustration with referee Mark Clattenburg after awarded a penalty to Spurs for a handball by Raheem Sterling, despite the ball appearing to hit the 21-year-old on the back, saying the the official “wanted” to give the penalty.

"For me I don't think it is a good decision to have the same referee," he said.

“It was a penalty that Mark Clattenburg wanted to signal for and he gave the signal.”