Adebayor has signed a loan deal with Real Madrid until the end of the season after a frustrating time at Eastlands.

The striker was involved in a training ground bust-up with Kolo Toure earlier in the season but Mancini insists that was not the reason he allowed the player to leave at a crucial stage of the campaign.

Mancini said: "These things happen in every club. Will he come back? Why not?

"This situation is good for him because has has a chance to play in the Champions League. At the end of the season we will see.

"I think it is important that when someone plays they play 100% and are always happy."

Meanwhile Shaun Wright-Phillips could be staying until the end of the season as the window is about to close.

Mancini said: "If we lose another player we need to bring in someone different. It is impossible we have 19-20 players for the next four months."

However the City boss wants midfielder Michael Johnson to go out on loan and and added: "He needs to play. It is important for him."