The Italian transfer market will officially open on Monday, but negotiations are already underway. Like, for example, the one that ties Josep Martinez to Inter. On this point, Alberto Zangrillo expressed himself: «I would be very sorry because he is an extraordinary boy, who started almost by chance in Serie B and had an extraordinary championship in Serie A. As a goalkeeper, he is a rare commodity, he is also good with his feet. We will do our best to act coherently and not be anyone’s boutique». On the subject of the technical counterparts that Inter would have tried to insert to lower the adjustment, the president of Genoa is clear: «Young players are extraordinary if they grow up in our house, they have a certified value. Instead, when we talk about young players only on the basis of their identity card we allow ourselves to make some more cautious considerations».
The right lane should be strengthened by Alessandro Zanoli: «He has been relegated in the last two seasons, we should consider him… (laughs, ndr). On the right there are alternatives, there is Sabelli who has performed very well this year, then there is Spence who is not being sold off by Tottenham: he has great prospects, physicality and running – explains Zangrillo, quoted by TMW – Gilardino is the soul of the group that he himself has shaped by making all the boys who have been extraordinary acquire awareness and self-esteem. Even in the new season we will keep our feet firmly on the ground, we take it step by step and continue with this great group, giving mister Gilardino the opportunity to do a good job».
When asked about Gudmundsson’s legal problems in Iceland: “I don’t know exactly what you’re referring to, but I think I understood it and I say that they won’t affect him, the boy is calm. It is certified that he will resolve the doubts in this regard and therefore, as I have already had the opportunity to say, he is only a young man, even if he is 26 years old, who has to dream. Him and Retegui on the market? Three or four colleagues have just asked me: I put them in contact with our sporting director because I don’t have this role. It seems to me that our CEO said that we are considering the possibility of an exchange, but not of selling off our little jewels”.
