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Of Giovanni Porcella
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Wednesday 01 May 2024
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GENOA – Genoa president Alberto Zangrillo had already spoken about his relationship with Alberto Gilardino at the end of the match against Cagliari later adding that “losing him would be negative for him”. But the top manager of the rossoblu coach also spoke about it on Radio Sportiva, effectively opening the negotiations for his confirmation: “There is a fluid and very proactive discussion underway between Alberto, his agent and sporting director Ottolini, all in light of the Sun. There are those who want to get to the scoop first by putting one side or the other in difficulty, but I reiterate that I trust Gilardino and would like to continue with him, after which however I am not the boss president and I leave the technicians free to act. There is a relationship of great respect between us, I believe in him a lot and I have always supported and protected him. We had spoken during the week, we had confided in each other that the match against Cagliari was an important match to consolidate and give meaning to the work done during the season.”
Zangrillo then explored the market: “All teams, even top-level ones, need to make capital gains. The television rights are distributed in such a way as not to guarantee economic virtuousness on the part of the small and medium-sized clubs, therefore quality scouting and work in the youth sector are needed, to achieve ever greater results without ever biting off more than you can chew”, he said Zangrillo. Then he said this about Gudmundsson: “He is a young, serious boy and, there is no denying it, he wants to cultivate ambitions that we are not able to guarantee at the moment It’s right that both parties make evaluations, what matters is the final result. Inter? good for our boys – he said – we can make some good operations and think that in a few years Albert will be able to say ‘if it wasn’t for Genoa I wasn’t here'”.
Finally on Retegui: “The mere fact that he is an Argentine native who has attracted the attention of the national team coaches should say a lot about his qualities. He has come from two difficult seasons – he concluded – but he is a complete center forward and it is nice that the national team can count on young people like him.”
