Adriano Galliani confirmed that Alessandro Nesta was solely a step away from taking up at Monza and admitted Michele Di Gregorio ‘will in all probability depart’ as Juventus work on a deal.
The Previous Girl are on the lookout for a brand new goalkeeper to take over from Wojciech Szczesny and have recognized the Biancorossi primary as their major candidate, establishing a deal reported to be value round €18m plus €2m in add-ons for the 26-year-old Italian.
Within the meantime, Monza are getting ready to welcome new head coach Nesta, needing a alternative after Raffaele Palladino determined to step away after two seasons on the helm. He has since taken over at Fiorentina following Vincenzo Italiano’s transfer to Fiorentina.
Galliani on Monza plans and Berlusconi reminiscence
Talking at a press convention through TMW, Galliani first offered an replace on Monza’s imminent appointment of Nesta.
“Nesta will in all probability be the coach of Monza. He has to resolve his affairs with Reggiana, who’re a pleasant membership, so for my part it’ll take a short while, Nesta will more than likely be our coach.”
He was requested if Di Gregorio can be the one prime participant to depart Monza, with Juventus able to welcome the goalkeeper.
“Di Gregorio hasn’t been bought but, he’ll in all probability depart. Let’s see, the switch market hasn’t began but. For Monza, like several group, conventional revenues don’t cowl prices. You possibly can’t assist however work on participant gross sales.
“Let’s see, Cragno will return and we’ll consider if others will arrive. I imagine that Monza followers ought to give an enormous thanks to Silvio Berlusconi, there have to be a motive if from 2012 to 2022 nobody else managed to deliver Monza again to Serie A, then he arrived and succeeded.”
Lastly, Galliani mentioned the late Silvio Berlusconi, remembering a second of their time collectively getting into soccer and curiosity in Monza.
“I’m sorry I wasn’t with him the previous couple of days, however I used to be in Istanbul for the Champions League closing, and nobody may have imagined what then occurred. It was a routine check-up, we had been to dinner collectively just a few days earlier than.
“I bear in mind the primary assembly, we had been younger and our journey didn’t start with soccer as everybody thinks, however as a result of our firm transmitted tv broadcasts.
“Our relationship with soccer was born when he purchased Milan and I instructed him that I used to be accessible to work day and evening, however I’ve to have the ability to comply with Monza at residence and away.
“He checked out me like I used to be a madman and instructed me to do it. I may keep right here a day and an evening to speak about our relationship, pondering of what has occurred within the 45 years.
“I’ve had good luck in intertwining mine with that of the president, I discover it troublesome to speak about him up to now tense. I’m moved, it’s a life spent collectively.”
