Agent: 'Benitez wants Marchisio'
Thursday 26 August, 2010
The row between Claudio Marchisio and Juventus drags on. “Rafa Benitez wants him at Inter,” said his agent.
The midfielder caused controversy with a Facebook message yesterday, in which he complained that the lack of news over a contract renewal made him feel “pessimistic.”
Juve hit back with a statement pointing out they had regular meetings with his agent and that the current contract doesn’t expire until 2014.
“What he wrote on Facebook was a response to a question asked by friends, certainly not a declaration of divorce from Juventus,” representative Carlo Pallavicino told Radio Radio.
“Both Gigi Del Neri and Beppe Marotta have said he is not for sale and the Coach wants to make him the new captain.
“However, it should also be said that the interest on behalf of Inter is real. Marco Branca called Marotta and during the conversation over Nicolas Burdisso he asked about Marchisio, who as I said was not for sale.
“Benitez really likes Claudio and pin-pointed him as the alternative to Javier Mascherano in midfield.”
Pallavicino then made it clear Marchisio would not necessarily be tied to Juve forever.
“In any case, this is not an issue of money, but of a proposal that has not arrived. Claudio is willing to make sacrifices for Juve, because he is a fan, but those sacrifices have got to be reciprocal.
“After all, much like Giorgio Chiellini, he is not lacking in admirers.”
http://www.football-italia.net/aug26d.html
This really has been a horrible day in terms of transfer rumors. btw chubby Benito can fuck off.