Toni has Barcelona dream
Thursday 22 December, 2005
Fiorentina striker Luca Toni has said that he would jump at the chance of joining Barcelona. "I’d go there straight away," he surprisingly stated.
Serie A’s leading goalscorer has attracted a number of interested clubs after an exceptional first four months with the Viola, during which he has netted 16 goals in 17 appearances for the Tuscan club.
However, the Modena-born attacker has said that his greatest ambition is to put on the Blaugrana shirt of the Spanish champions.
"I would love to play for Barcelona," he admitted. "If I get the chance towards the end of my career I would like to go and try new experiences but, in the case of Barcelona, I’d go right now."
Earlier in the season Toni was linked with a possible move to Real Madrid – an association he laughed off as wishful thinking, but it is the Catalan side who attracts him more than the Galacticos.
"I prefer Barcelona because they are the best team around right now," he explained. "They have the best player in the world by far in Ronaldinho and so I would love to play for them.
"Having said that, I wouldn’t be upset if Real were to show an interest," he added.
Barcelona are unlikely to take advantage of Toni’s flattery as they are intent on luring Arsenal’s Thierry Henry to the Camp Nou, while Real are reportedly in negotiations to bring Roma’s Antonio Cassano to Madrid.