Brivido Italiano: it seems like the title of a song. In any case, the score written to date by the Fiorentina coach reads: more no than yes, at least for now. Let’s say no. Availability given to the Granata leaders, also with a nice constructive spirit. But necessarily still a wait-and-see position, from his point of view. The reasons, later. Roughly speaking, Palladino is also relating in a not too dissimilar way to Vagnati’s courtship, given that the Monza coach also continues to take his time. Gilardino, meanwhile, has announced that he is ready to sign a contract extension with Genoa: and he also said it with warm words. In this scenario, Vanoli is taking off again, starting in the fast lane: he would also be ready to find an agreement with Torino.
Italian priority: sporting director Vagnati at work
Vagnati, inevitably, must continue to keep his foot in several shoes. These are the rules of the market, which also apply to the coaches themselves and even more so to their respective agents. But let’s get to the details now.
Vagnati met Italiano in recent days, in the wake of the sowing arranged in the previous weeks. An organized summit with many ingredients already agreed and arranged a priori on the table. Consistent with what has been written here for a good two months, the Viola coach is seen by Torino’s top management as a first choice. Vagnati doesn’t want to risk having to harbor some regrets in retrospect. He knows very well that it is difficult and complicated to get the yes from Italiano. But that’s not why he gave up, on the contrary. The coach, for his part, said he was honored by the courtship and the opportunity shown by Torino. The director of the Granata moves in agreement with Cairo, to tighten the circle of realistic objectives, until he can announce to the big boss the most… likely solution, not only acceptable: then the president will have the last word (obviously: adverb multiplied by the cube, for such delicate and important decisions).
The ambitious suitors who court Italian
The fact remains that Italiano said he was interested and stimulated by Torino’s proposal, but unfortunately for Vagnati, even more powerful and/or ambitious teams have been moving around the coach for some time. Napoli, first of all: if in the end De Laurentiis fails to reach a positive conclusion with Conte, the rumors put the Italian among the preferred alternatives, if not the first on the list. But also Bologna (increasingly worried about the possibility of losing Thiago Motta: England or Juventus?) has moved heavily on Italiano: and can offer him a leap in quality, qualification for the Champions League now around the corner. Vagnati would like Italiano to make a decisive decision regarding Torino’s offers within the space of about ten days. In fact he will continue to expand his esteem, consideration and strengthening projects on the market. But will all this be enough for Italiano to be convinced prematurely? Very difficult, although not impossible. In any case, Vagnati doesn’t want to give up too early: it would open a crack in his strategies.
