Udinese general director Pietro Leonardi was not happy after Roma admitted their interest in Fabio Quagliarella. “They need to respect our players.”
The striker, who is co-owned by Sampdoria and the Zebrette, scored 13 Serie A goals for his club this season and netted an impressive brace in the recent Euro 2008 qualifier against Lithuania.
Giallorossi Coach Luciano Spalletti confirmed that Quagliarella is an interesting player for Roma, who might allegedly offer to buy Sampdoria’s half of the player’s ownership.
“Roma have targeted all our players over the past two years, exception made for Morgan De Sanctis, but bought no one in the end,” Leonardi told ‘Radio Radio’.
Most recently there was a spat between the clubs over talks for Italian international Antonio Di Natale.
“We think players should be respected and there should be less talking about them, in order to avoid tension and unrealistic expectations.
“You can say that you like a footballer, it is different when you admit that you are interested in signing him. These things should be considered carefully.”
Leonardi confirmed that Quagliarella could leave this summer, but Udinese and Sampdoria do not intend to sell him off cheaply.
“He has reached an important level and is ready to leave, but we want to cash in on his departure and there is no buyer at the time being,” concluded Leonardi.
The player’s agent Silvio Pagliari declared on Thursday that Manchester United recently made a £10m bid for the Sampdoria man, who was paired with Inter and Juventus as well.
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