Inter ponder Vieri sale
Thursday 1 July, 2004
Christian Vieri’s future at Inter is again in doubt with reports suggesting the club now want to sell him.
It had looked as if Vieri would stay given the fact that close friend Roberto Mancini is set to be named as new Nerazzurri boss.
However, reports claim that the San Siro staff would like to sell the 31-year-old as he still has a good market price.
The outfit believe they could receive around £10m for the player with Juventus, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Barcelona possibly interested.
Another reason for his departure are the doubts that remain over his ability to co-exist with the younger Adriano – a player who is very similar in style to Bobo.
One Inter player who may be a more realistic departure is Fabio Cannavaro who is still being linked with Juventus.
A swap deal with striker Marco Di Vaio would content Inter but there is one main problem which could destroy the move.
The Italian stopper nets around £3m-a-season, a figure that is too high for the wage structure currently in place at Juventus.
If Cannavaro is sacrificed by Inter then he will be replaced in the side by Boca Juniors player Nicolas Burdisso.
Meanwhile, Inter are set to start pre-season training on Monday without Mancini in place.
Talks with Lazio over his release are continuing and the club are hopeful that the situation will be resolved by July 11 – especially as their Champions’ League qualifier will only be four weeks away by then.
Thursday 1 July, 2004
Christian Vieri’s future at Inter is again in doubt with reports suggesting the club now want to sell him.
It had looked as if Vieri would stay given the fact that close friend Roberto Mancini is set to be named as new Nerazzurri boss.
However, reports claim that the San Siro staff would like to sell the 31-year-old as he still has a good market price.
The outfit believe they could receive around £10m for the player with Juventus, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Barcelona possibly interested.
Another reason for his departure are the doubts that remain over his ability to co-exist with the younger Adriano – a player who is very similar in style to Bobo.
One Inter player who may be a more realistic departure is Fabio Cannavaro who is still being linked with Juventus.
A swap deal with striker Marco Di Vaio would content Inter but there is one main problem which could destroy the move.
The Italian stopper nets around £3m-a-season, a figure that is too high for the wage structure currently in place at Juventus.
If Cannavaro is sacrificed by Inter then he will be replaced in the side by Boca Juniors player Nicolas Burdisso.
Meanwhile, Inter are set to start pre-season training on Monday without Mancini in place.
Talks with Lazio over his release are continuing and the club are hopeful that the situation will be resolved by July 11 – especially as their Champions’ League qualifier will only be four weeks away by then.
