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| | Moratti closes Quaresma door |
Thursday 7 August, 2008 |
| Inter President Massimo Moratti has ruled out the arrival of Ricardo Quaresma and explained the Nerazzurri’s failure to sign Frank Lampard.
The Italian champions have added Amantino Mancini and Sulley Muntari this summer but were expected to make more additions.
However, it seems that links with Portuguese ace Quaresma are fading after the recent defensive injury crisis.
“I don’t think we will be returning to the market,” Moratti explained on Sky Sport Italia. “I don’t believe Jose Mourinho intends to sign.
“We have plenty of faith in the players at our disposal and I hope that those who are injured manage to recover.
“Quaresma? We have plenty of options going forward and I don’t think that he will arrive. If anything we would need defenders because they are our problem now.”
The main transfer target of the summer was Chelsea midfield star Lampard, but negotiations hit a brick wall.
“There was an important problem with the player – he belongs to Chelsea,” Moratti lamented.
“We had the utmost respect for the position he was in because he was owned by another club and it wasn’t easy for him to come.
“It seemed as if there was a chance of signing him but then we realised it was impossible and so we thought it was best not to spend six months chasing him.
“We opted to sign Muntari instead and I am happy because he is doing really well.”
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