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| | Prandelli reveals Mutu relief |
Friday 25 July, 2008 |
| Fiorentina have restated that Adrian Mutu won’t be joining Roma and Coach Cesare Prandelli has praised the club for turning down a sizeable offer.
Mutu has become a crucial figure for the Tuscans and is the main source of goals for the Viola.
While the Romanian had stressed his desire to stay in Florence, the bright lights of Rome proved tempting until the Gigliati rejected a bid that reportedly totalled £16m.
“There are no grounds for Mutu to transfer to Roma,” Fiorentina director Sandro Mencucci asserted.
“The President has spoken and when the President speaks we must all be quiet.
“The situation is excellent. Adrian wants to be a player and not a protestor. Now we will have to see about extending his contract.”
One man who will be very relieved at seeing Mutu’s move snuffed out is tactician Prandelli.
“It’s true that I was worried,” the former Parma man admitted in La Repubblica.
“But inside I never doubted that it would end like this. It wasn’t simple optimism, but logic.
“If you spend over £50m on reinforcing a squad and there are 20 days left before the Champions League preliminaries then it doesn’t make sense to sell your main man.
"The President is a wily man and I want to thank him for his efforts."
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