Giovanni Sartori, head of the technical area of Bolognaspoke exclusively to Tuttomercatoweb.com from the opening event of the summer transfer market in Rimini: “The award goes to Bologna and not to Giovanni Sartori, even if I receive it. I am the top of the pyramid but those who deserve it are our collaborators who always work under the radar and I feel like sharing it with them”.
Will anything change with the Champions League?
“The work always remains the same, the management of the week will change a lot and the coach must be good at this. However, Vincenzo Italiano is experienced, in recent years in Florence he has always played in the cups and we trust in his ability and skill”.
What were your first impressions of Italian?
“Vincenzo has always been our first choice, I knew him because I had him as a player at Chievo for two and a half years. We know how he plays, I often came to see him in Florence, and we hope he can continue the work done by Motta”.
How do you imagine Motta at Juve?
“For me he has the ability to do well at Juventus too.”
What is the timeline for Zirkzee’s clause?
“Unfortunately we don’t dictate those but the player, having this clause, is free to leave until the expiry date. It won’t be easy to keep him, in my opinion he is among the strongest players in Europe: the clause is high but there are teams that can afford it. If I had to give a percentage I would say 99.9% he will leave us and we will have to replace him”.
Any ideas on replacements?
“We’ve been working on this all year…”
Holm and Miranda the first arrivals.
“We have focused on two young players, they are from 2000, but with experience. With three competitions we need twenty-two starters, who can help with the rotation. Let’s see, the pitch will tell if we have done well or not”.
How is Ferguson’s recovery going?
“Good, as expected by our directors. Unfortunately, the timing is long but we are confident of having him back by October, early November.”
Did you expect Bologna players to be in such good shape at the European Championships?
“From how we finished the championship I expected them to do well, physically and mentally they were all in good shape. I expected something, not like this”.
Are you looking for an attacking winger?
“We evaluate what the market offers, if there are good opportunities we will try to seize them.”
