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| Lucarelli set for Livorno return |
Friday 26 June, 2009 |
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Livorno President Aldo Spinelli is 99.9 per cent sure Cristiano Lucarelli will return to the club this summer.
The 33-year-old Parma striker was born in Livorno.
He scored 92 goals in 146 appearances for the club between 2003 and 2007.
Lucarelli is something of a talisman to the Livorno faithful, having embraced their socialist politics.
“I believe that we are 99.9 per cent on the home stretch. We are making the necessary efforts together with Parma,” Spinelli said.
“He is an important player for us. He is someone we missed this year, a great man with personality.
“Next week could be decisive,” Spinelli added before moving on to talk about Livorno's other moves on the market.
“We will have to win the part-ownership battle for Giovanni Pasquale, while we have already signed Aleandro Rosi from Roma.”
Finally, Spinelli admitted he is still considering bringing in a new Coach ahead of next season.
Gennaro Ruotolo guided Livorno through the playoffs in a caretaker capacity.
Former Siena and Lecce Coach Mario Beretta is one of the names being touted as his possible replacement.
“For now, we have not taken any decisions. Ruotolo has the great merit of having carried Livorno back into Serie A.
“However, this is football heaven and therefore we are analysing the situation. We like Beretta a lot, but we still have to take decisions.
“For an important stage like Serie A we need to have preparation, but also a certain mentality,” Spinelli concluded.
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