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<DIV align=left><FONT color=#888888 size=1>Wednesday 9 August, 2006</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top width=280><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular size=2>Massimo Moratti has blamed Fiorentina patron Diego Della Valle for ruining Luca Toni's move to Inter, but believes no further reinforcements are necessary.
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< ><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular size=2>The lengthy negotiations with the World Cup winner were made more complicated because of Moratti’s difficult relationship with Viola President Diego Della Valle and Toni eventually announced on Tuesday that he was staying at the Stadio Franchi.
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< ><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular size=2>“I considered it a difficult operation, mainly because I had to find an agreement with a person who has always been against me,” said Moratti. “In the end we chose to follow another road, I am sorry for Toni but we had no other choice.”
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< ><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular size=2>The oil tycoon believes that Hernan Crespo’s return to the Nerazzurri side was intended to be a sign for Fiorentina.
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<P><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular size=2>“I trust we clearly showed the Viola club our intentions, making them aware that Toni was not the only name on our wish list.”
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<P><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular size=2>Moratti is convinced that with the Argentinean striker’s arrival, Inter are now a fully competitive side and he does not foresee any other transfers, at least for the time being.
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<P><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular size=2>“Now we want to enjoy the arrival of Crespo, who is a player we love. At the moment I don’t feel we are involved in a race with Milan for Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Later on we will see what happens.”
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<P><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular size=2>Moratti then denied rumours suggesting that Manchester United were ready to place a £42m offer for Adriano.
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<P><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular size=2>“The current list of Inter players should be considered the final team for the new season,” said the Nerazzurri patron, who also failed to mention Obafemi Martin’s alleged switch to Liverpool.
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<P>这场关于这位世界冠军成员长长谈判因两位老板的不融洽关系而变得异常复杂,最终托尼在周三表示将留在弗兰基。</P>
<P>“我想这非常困难,因为我要和一个长期反对我的人达成一致,”莫拉蒂说,“最终我们选择了另一条路,我向托尼说抱歉,我们实在没有办法。”</P>
<P>这位石油巨头认为克雷斯波的回归给了佛罗伦萨一个强有力的暗示。</P>
<P>“我相信我们明确地给紫百合俱乐部表现了我们的意图,让他们明白托尼并不是我们名单上唯一的名字。”</P>
<P>莫拉蒂相信随着阿根廷人的到来,国米已经成为一支非常有竞争力的俱乐部,并不再需要其他交易。</P>
<P>“现在我们要为我们所钟爱的球员,克雷斯波的到来表示欢迎。此时我不认为我们还需要和米兰争夺伊布,走着瞧吧。”</P>
<P>莫拉蒂否认了曼联出资4200万欧元求购阿德里亚诺的传闻。</P>
<P>“现在的阵容就是球队本赛季的最后阵容。”这为国米主人同样否认了马丁斯去利物浦的消息。</P> |