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De Laurentis: "(Hamsik) costs €100m. Besides, if I really do have to sell Hamsik, I’d give him to Inter. Adriano Galliani never asked me for him, whereas Massimo Moratti did and was very polite about it. He asked me three years ago for Hamsik, then two months ago enquired if anything had changed. I replied no, but I was impressed by his attitude. I promised to Moratti that if things do change, then Inter will have a sort of moral option on Hamsik."
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According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, De Rossi could be put up for sale this summer in order to raise funds for Palermo star Pastore. The Argentine has been slapped with a €50m price-tag and President Maurizio Zamparini claims a foreign club has already offered to pay up. It is reported in Italy that the club in question is Chelsea, which would open up an intriguing situation. Chelsea are one of the sides interested in €35m-rated De Rossi, along with Real Madrid, Manchester City and Inter.
If Roma propose De Rossi to the Stamford Bridge side, then in turn Chelsea would stand aside and allow the Giallorossi to take Pastore. Meanwhile, Radio Mana Mana insist the offer for Pastore is €35m plus two young players.
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Manchester City are reportedly down to details in their £5.4m bid for Fiorentina’s Alessio Cerci. The winger was specifically requested by manager Roberto Mancini and is set for his move to Eastlands. According to the latest rumours from Italy, the Viola have requested €7m compared to the current offer of €6m (£5.4m).
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Carlos Dunga has given the seal of approval to new Fiorentina buy Romulo. “He reminds me of Marcos Cafu.”
The Viola officially secured a deal for the Atletico Paranaense full-back this week and he certainly impressed former Brazil manager Dunga.
“He can reach the by-line remarkably easily. Romulo has tactical intelligence and above all incredible precision in sending crosses to the middle of the box. In Brazil many say he reminds them of Douglas Maicon and Cafu, but in my view the similarity is only really with Cafu.
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Lucio’s agent admits he was in London recently to discuss the Inter defender with various clubs. “There could be opportunities.”
The Brazilian’s contract expires in June 2012 and so far extension talks have been troubled.
It’s believed he wants to sign on until 2014, a year more than the Nerazzurri are offering, while there are also disagreements over the wages.
“I was in London recently to meet with a few clubs, as I think it’s only right for a professional agent to widen his vision to different markets,” Alessandro Lucci told TMW.
“There could be opportunities for Julio Sergio as well as Lucio. There could also be the option of doing nothing. I think for the moment Lucio is happy at Inter, but we will evaluate the situation in a little while. It’s premature to talk about that now.”
Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City are the most likely contenders for Lucio’s signature should he decide to leave Inter.
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Genoa President Enrico Preziosi admits “Inter are interested in Rodrigo Palacio, but I’d only sell him for Goran Pandev.”
“It’s true, Inter are interested in Palacio, so we’ll see if we manage to finalise this deal or not,” confessed Genoa President Preziosi on Radio Radio.
“We talked about it already and I will not sell Palacio just for money. If Pandev accepts a move to Genoa, then we can do this. If not, then Palacio will stay with us. After Alexis Sanchez, I think Rodrigo is the best trequartista playing in Italy right now.”
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