[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Marotta plays down Juve talk[/FONT]
Marotta is widely regarded as one of the best directors in the game having built a team that looks likely to qualify for next year's Champions League, something Juventus envy a lot.
The Bianconeri are said to greatly admire his skills in the transfer market where he has signed the likes of Antonio Cassano and Giampaolo Pazzini.
Speaking to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Marotta was asked about his future, partly because Sampdoria President Riccardo Garrone recently said that he wouldn't stand in the way of him joining a club like Juventus.
“I am very well here and I am enjoying this extraordinary moment. We are chasing our dream, my dream, and that makes Samp equal to Juve.”
Marotta was then pressed on whether Juventus have made inquiries about Pazzini.
“There has not been any contact. And anyway, Pazzini is fine with us, above all if we qualify for the Champions League.
“Last season there was contact [from Juve] for Cassano. Then nothing happened. And now the Pazzini-Cassano partnership will not be touched.”[/FONT]
Tuesday 27 April, 2010
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Sampdoria administrator delegate Beppe Marotta has played down talk of a move to Juventus this summer. Marotta is widely regarded as one of the best directors in the game having built a team that looks likely to qualify for next year's Champions League, something Juventus envy a lot.
The Bianconeri are said to greatly admire his skills in the transfer market where he has signed the likes of Antonio Cassano and Giampaolo Pazzini.
Speaking to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Marotta was asked about his future, partly because Sampdoria President Riccardo Garrone recently said that he wouldn't stand in the way of him joining a club like Juventus.
“I am very well here and I am enjoying this extraordinary moment. We are chasing our dream, my dream, and that makes Samp equal to Juve.”
Marotta was then pressed on whether Juventus have made inquiries about Pazzini.
“There has not been any contact. And anyway, Pazzini is fine with us, above all if we qualify for the Champions League.
“Last season there was contact [from Juve] for Cassano. Then nothing happened. And now the Pazzini-Cassano partnership will not be touched.”[/FONT]
