Fiorentina boss Cesare Prandelli insists that he won’t be lured away from the Stadio Franchi, as he wants to be “the Viola’s Sir Alex Ferguson.”
Prandelli is arguably Italy’s most respected tactician after building a top-five side from scratch in Tuscany.
In recent weeks, the former Parma man has been touted as a possible replacement for Roberto Mancini at Inter, but he seems to have no intention of quitting his current job.
“What do I think about becoming Fiorentina’s Ferguson? It really appeals to me,” Prandelli enthused in La Gazzetta dello Sport.
“I want to see continuity through the growth and management of youth and talent and the creation of a staff that expands and evolves.
“In Italy it is more difficult to do this than it is elsewhere, but Florence has great expectations and I would like to turn this into a winning city. I want to win here.”
Prandelli is under contract with Fiorentina until 2011, but some sources feel that, rather than Inter, he could be in the frame for the Azzurri job should Roberto Donadoni fail to deliver at Euro 2008.
