Vincenzo Italiano, for the rossoblù management, is not only the new coach and the man who will have to take up the heavy legacy of Thiago Motta. It is the first market objective achieved on the road that will lead the club to stabilize in the European area and therefore a fundamental player.
Word of the managing director Claudio Fenucci, who thus introduced the new coach, without ever mentioning the former coach who joined Juventus.
“Vincenzo has always represented our first choice when we understood that we would have to change coach. He is the most suitable person to continue the technical path begun – explains the CEO, while the owner Joey Saputo will embrace the new one at the end of the conference coach – Everywhere he goes he has good results, plus he offers a modern, possession game that tends to build fun teams: this is what we want because we want to continue to be competitive with fun so as not to waste that heritage. emotions and enthusiasm that was created in the community and within society”.
Fenucci also reassures Italiano about Riccardo Calafiori, wanted by Juventus and who since the withdrawal of the national team has shifted attention to his future after the European Championship, confirming what was anticipated yesterday. “We have already spoken to the boy’s agent: we have no intention of selling him.” Italiano will speak with Calafiori in training camp. For now the idea is to propose a large adjustment to the contract and in any case not sell him to Juventus. Should the player request a transfer, the starting price is 50 million.
The focus now is all on Zirkzee. Milan are dealing with him, by Ibrahimovic’s own admission, the release clause is 40 million, but the Rossoneri will not go beyond the 8 of Kia Joorobchian’s commission, which has dropped to 10.
Situation to be noted. Bologna, for the striker, is interested in Pavlidis (25 years old) from Az, with a contract proposal worth 1.5 million per season, but Benfica offers more for the price tag (20 against 15 for the rossoblù).
Aston Villa’s Jhon Duràn (20) is liked, but Chelsea are in the front row. Broja is also in the spotlight, but Bologna is ready to play on multiple tables.
Among the profiles followed also include the Russian Tyukavin (21 years old), who scored 18 goals and 10 assists with Dinamo Moscow (Moro’s home club) last season. Not only that: the Icelandic Oskarsson (19) of Copenhagen (15 goals and 8 assists) and Ratkov (20) of Salzburg were also subjected to Italian testing, with a clear intention to continue along the line of talents to be valorised.
Meanwhile, the first loose end is with the full-backs. It was decided to renew both Lykogiannis and De Silvestri: for the former the option expires tomorrow, while with the captain everything will be defined upon his return from holidays. However, they are looking for Wolfe, Gosens on the left, while dealing with Kristiansen, and Zortea and Pedersen on the right.
Midfielder chapter: from Brescianini (24) to Thorstvedt (25), from Aster Vranckx (21) to Renato Veiga (20), up to Casadei (21), Tessmann (22) and Suslov (21) the profiles being evaluated.
