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Milan veteran Paolo Maldini has left the door open for a dramatic return to international football.
Italy boss Giovanni Trapattoni wants the defender in his Euro 2004 squad and the 36-year-old has hinted it could happen.
"I must firstly talk with Trapattoni and then I will talk to the media," Maldini told TV programme Studio Sport.
"Trapattoni and myself have agreed to discuss the matter at the end of the season. That meeting will happen."
Maldini retired after the 2002 World Cup Finals but Trapattoni yesterday confirmed he had real faith in the player.
"Paolo is an exceptional footballer," he told German magazine Kicker. "He has great personality and there isn’t a better pairing than Maldini and Alessandro Nesta."
If Maldini does travel to Portugal then current Azzurri captain Fabio Cannavaro could lose his first team shirt.
Meanwhile, Maldini also commented on his club’s latest success after they won the title at the weekend.
"We’ve started a new winning cycle," added Maldini. "We’ve managed to follow up our Champions’ League win of last year with Lo Scudetto.
"We are very happy even if we aren’t hiding the fact that winning the European Cup was perhaps more satisfying."
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What a selfish bastard he is, i knew it, he is the type who sit and watch the team qualify to the euro and then when the job is done, he wants to be back!!, and back for what Maldini??? to make another crucial mistake??. It is really a shame if Trap takes him to euro 2004, when we have Ferrari and Cannavaro.
And it is also a bit double moral of Trap to take him and not Baggio!, so age cant be important obviously, then why the hell dont he take Baggio!
Milan veteran Paolo Maldini has left the door open for a dramatic return to international football.
Italy boss Giovanni Trapattoni wants the defender in his Euro 2004 squad and the 36-year-old has hinted it could happen.
"I must firstly talk with Trapattoni and then I will talk to the media," Maldini told TV programme Studio Sport.
"Trapattoni and myself have agreed to discuss the matter at the end of the season. That meeting will happen."
Maldini retired after the 2002 World Cup Finals but Trapattoni yesterday confirmed he had real faith in the player.
"Paolo is an exceptional footballer," he told German magazine Kicker. "He has great personality and there isn’t a better pairing than Maldini and Alessandro Nesta."
If Maldini does travel to Portugal then current Azzurri captain Fabio Cannavaro could lose his first team shirt.
Meanwhile, Maldini also commented on his club’s latest success after they won the title at the weekend.
"We’ve started a new winning cycle," added Maldini. "We’ve managed to follow up our Champions’ League win of last year with Lo Scudetto.
"We are very happy even if we aren’t hiding the fact that winning the European Cup was perhaps more satisfying."
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What a selfish bastard he is, i knew it, he is the type who sit and watch the team qualify to the euro and then when the job is done, he wants to be back!!, and back for what Maldini??? to make another crucial mistake??. It is really a shame if Trap takes him to euro 2004, when we have Ferrari and Cannavaro.
And it is also a bit double moral of Trap to take him and not Baggio!, so age cant be important obviously, then why the hell dont he take Baggio!
