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| 'No guarantees' for Ibra and Maicon |
Saturday 13 June, 2009 |
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Inter have invited offers for Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Douglas Maicon. “Nobody is guaranteed off the market,” warned general manager Ernesto Paolillo.
“The doors are open for Barcelona and any other club. The transfer market has just opened. Nobody is guaranteed to be off the market, but there are certain values that need to be respected.”
Ibrahimovic has been heavily linked with a move to European champions Barcelona, while Real Madrid are interested in right-back Maicon.
“I know that Ibra is under contract with Inter and we are not the ones who have to spend crazy money to get him,” Paolillo told Sky Sport 24.
“If some offers should arrive, which so far they haven't, then we will evaluate them. The player is ours and we're happy to keep him.
“Ibra can dream of moving where he wants, but that must not damage Inter's prospects. No player can think he will be sold just for the sake of making him happy.”
Ibrahimovic has stated he wants to join Pep Guardiola at the Nou Camp, but his agent has set the price tag at £140m!
“Zlatan is worth as much as Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo put together,” was the rather outlandish statement.
Real Madrid spent £60m for Kaka and £80m for Ronaldo, but Inter are taking a very different approach.
“There is not always such a tight connection between results and the players signed,” warned general manager Paolillo.
“If they were able to spend so much in Madrid then they must have adequate resources, but we are convinced Barcelona showed the right approach by winning the Champions League with eight youth team products.
“It's all about having a good youth academy and in that sense Inter will have some wonderful surprises in the future.”
The Nerazzurri have already unearthed 18-year-olds Mario Balotelli and Davide Santon, the latter making his senior Italy debut this month and making it to the Confederations Cup.
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