D'Ago will stay at Udinese
Monday 6 July, 2009
Udinese President Giampaolo Pozzo has ended the longest transfer saga of the summer by saying Gaetano D'Agostino will not be moving to Juventus.
Udinese wanted the deal to go through for the player, but Juventus repeatedly failed to meet their asking price.
“I am sorry for the player who wanted Juve. I want to add that we have a moral obligation towards our players. If a big team is interested in them, we do everything possible to favour them. We have our conscience in place even in this respect,” Pozzo said.
“D'Agostino will 100 per cent not be going to Juve. This evening he will present himself at training camp and he will stay our player.
“I hope that he has a good season. Keeping hold of him doesn't frighten me even if he has expressed his desire to leave.
“I know him and, like all true champions, he is a professional and this story will be a motivate him.”
Asked if he had received any other offers for D'Agostino, Pozzo replied: “Not one offer, only some chatter. Nothing concrete.”
It's over!