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| Panucci: I'm sorry |
Wednesday 4 February, 2009 |
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Roma defensive veteran Christian Panucci has apologised to the fans and his teammates for threatening to leave the club.
The Azzurri full-back refused to sit on the bench for Roma's 3-0 win over Napoli and issued a transfer request.
However, no deal materialised in spite of interest from Hull City and Torino and Panucci will be with the Lupi until the end of the season.
“I publically apologise to the fans, the club and my teammates,” Panucci's statement in La Gazzetta dello Sport reads.
“I want to thank the fans and my colleagues for being close to me and I don't want to fail in my responsibilities or justify my mistakes.
“As I have always done in my life I take full blame and put myself back at the disposal of the club and the technical staff for the rest of the season.
“When I said I wanted to leave Rome I was overreacting. I have been here eight years and I want to honour the colours until the end.”
Interestingly, Panucci never mentioned Luciano Spalletti by name during his apology and the relationship between the two men may be irreparably damaged.
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