When Luca Toni was offered to Milan three years ago, Adriano Galliani said he’d be “embarrassed” to walk him into San Siro, claims Maurizio Zamparini!
The Palermo President is well known for his outlandish statements, but insists this shocking quote came straight from the mouth of the Rossoneri director general.
“When I offered Toni to Milan, if I remember rightly three years ago, Galliani replied he would be embarrassed to walk up the San Siro steps with Toni wearing a Rossoneri jersey,” revealed Zamparini in the Gazzetta dello Sport.
“I imagine he won’t regret that statement, seeing as he says he never regrets anything.”
Toni left Palermo in the summer of 2005 to join Fiorentina for around £8m and went on to score 47 goals in 67 games for the Viola.
Winning the 2006 Golden Boot as top scorer in European competition and the World Cup with Italy, he moved on to Bayern Munich.
In the summer of 2005, Milan instead signed Christian Vieri on a free transfer after he had terminated his contract with Inter and picked up Alberto Gilardino from Parma for £18m.
In the January transfer window they also added Ricardo Oliveira to their ranks and loaned Vieri out to Monaco.
