Mancini met with Inter president Massimo Moratti for a 25-minute meeting yesterday after which the 43-year-old's agent informed the press that his client had left the club and would be replaced by Jose Mourinho.

By today, however, there was still no official word from the Italian club regarding the future of their coach, who led Inter to their third successive Scudetto under his stewardship at the end of last season.

Calls to the Milan club by PA Sport were stonewalled by their press office, with the Nerazzuri seemingly on radio silence regarding the issue.

The only man prepared to speak on the subject on Wednesday was once again Mancini's agent, Giorgio De Giorgis, who reiterated his assertion that coach and club did indeed part ways yesterday.

"Unfortunately this has happened, and now things cannot go back," De Giorgis told Italian TV station Sky Italia.

"The president has had this idea that he needs to change things, I don't know why. Roberto certainly didn't expect it."

De Giorgis said that Inter would have to pay up the remainder of Mancini's contract, which still has four years left to run.

He said: "The payment has to be until 2012 as the contract runs until 2012.

"When there is a contract it must be respected until its end.

"When the president first puts his trust in Roberto Mancini then changes his mind for Mourinho, then he should know the cost that carries."

While adamant the reports of Mancini's departure from Inter are true, De Giorgis is less convinced by speculation linking his client with the managerial vacancy at Chelsea.

He said: "He is not a candidate with anyone.

"We've never spoken about it. We don't know [Chelsea chief executive] Peter Kenyon or [sporting director Frank] Arnesen.

"Roberto knows the president, [Roman] Abramovich, because one evening, when watching a game, we spent five minutes with him, but that was three years ago."

Reports yesterday indicated that former Chelsea boss Mourinho could be confirmed as Inter's new coach as soon as this evening.