JUVENTUS WON'T GIVE UP KOLAROV. MATRI TOWARDS NAPLES, MAZZARRI DREAMS OF OSVALDO
Inter hopes for it, but bring it back to Italy Samuel Eto'o it will be anything but simple. The Cameroonian is at the center of the market, and in addition to the Nerazzurri also the Chelsea is seriously evaluating whether there are margins to complete the operation. During the day, however, little comforting news arrived for both suitors, because Samuel Eto'o could eventually remain in Russia. In fact, according to Ntv broadcaster, the meeting between the attacker and the president of Anzhi, Suleyman Kerimov, would have led to a rapprochement between the parties. Eto'o would have been convinced to stay at least until the end of the contract, which will expire in a year. No downward adjustments to salary (10 million per season), and a few more guarantees after the possibility of dismantling the team. Be that as it may, Eto'o has understood that there is no future at Anzhi, and if his agent for Europe Claudio Vigorelli were to establish a concrete negotiation with some team willing to guarantee him the same salary, the center forward would quickly pack his bags to return to big football.
Antonio Conte, for his part, certainly doesn't expect an Eto'o for his Juve, contenting himself with a full back capable of interpreting his tactical requests in the best possible way. The Napoli is trying to convince Zuniga to stay, that's why Marotta continues to keep the spotlight on Kolarov of Manchester City, which the coach Pellegrini, however, continues to deem non-transferable. A black and white offer of between 10 and 12 million euros would be ready, money that would be abundantly compensated by the sale of Matri in Naples. Juventus, if Napoli does not accept to include Zuniga in the negotiation, has set the attacker's price at around 15 million euros, without forgetting the income deriving from the increasingly probable sale of Quagliarella (in England West Ham seem clearly ahead of Sunderland).
Another player very followed by Premier League clubs is Osvaldo, for whom Southampton, Tottenham and West Ham have already polled, as well as Zenit St Petersburg and Wolfsburg. The London hypothesis fascinated him, but the preferred solution was always Italy. Mazzarri, who wanted him in Naples, has already expressed his approval for the striker in Branca, but Roma's valuation (20 million) is currently prohibitive. Better to wait for the last days of the market when the price will go down. Attention also to Napoli, who are looking for a strong striker to support Higuain, and Benitez Osvaldo could use it.
Everything is still at a standstill on the Ljajic-Fiorentina front, since the prosecutor Ramadani expects to have a further confrontation with the operational president of Viola Cognigni, an appointment systematically postponed in the last week. Eventually Ljajic could agree to sign a contract extension until 2017, also obtaining a considerable increase in wages (from 700 to 1,5 million euros per season). The player's entourage seems willing to insert a release clause (12 million), but will never accept the one for a possible transfer only abroad. Adriano Galliani remains at the window, knowing that he will hardly be able to enter the deal before the Champions League playoffs. Once passed, Milan will be able to count on around ten million as a prize from UEFA and present Fiorentina with a higher offer than the one already rejected by the Della Valle a week ago (8 million).
From abroad come the declarations of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who since his national team's retirement replied to those who hypothesized his imminent farewell to Paris Saint Germain: "I have a contract with PSG for this season and also for the next one – said the Swede – and I intend to respect it. I met with the president last week, but I don't need to tell you anything about it. I have a good relationship with him, he filled the void left by Leonardo. We talked, but he also did it with Thiago Silva and other teammates ”. Carry on like this, therefore, also because no concrete offers have arrived under the Eiffel Tower, and the attacker's monstrous salary (15 million euros per season) scares possible suitors a lot.
In the meantime, everything is ready for the friendly match between Italy and Argentina. Both national teams were received in the Vatican by Pope Francis: “It will be a bit difficult for me to cheer – said the Pontiff -, but luckily it's a friendly match, and I recommend that it really be like this. Even if you are characters - the recommendation of Pope Francis - always remain men, in sport and in life. Men, carriers of humanity”. Also present at the hearing were Messi and Balotelli, who then left the retreat due to some ailments and will not be in the match.
