Interviewed by ‘TV Play’ Andrea Carnivalresponsible for the scouting area ofUdineserevealed a background story regarding Erling Haaland: “I saw him when he was fifteen in Norway and he already cost a few million. He had great potential. He had strength, talent. Then he started scoring a lot of goals. We treated him, but the price grew too much and we gave up.”
On the purchase of Samir Handanovic: “He had physical problems, but in the end everything was resolved. I had to insist on having him taken. It was a great satisfaction. I saw him with Slovenia: he didn’t even make a save and conceded three goals, but he moved well and seemed confident.”
On the center forwards for Spalletti’s national team, this is Carnevale’s thoughts: “Among today’s attackers, the most promising ones are Scamacca and Lucca.” Finally, a thought on the scouting work carried out by the Friulian club: “The club’s philosophy is to find talent and launch it. Pozzo has been following this line for almost thirty years. My role is prestigious and responsible: I manage thirty scouts all over the world. And so I find players who are not yet established who then become very great. Alexis Sanchez, Cuadrado, Muriel, Benatia, Bruno Fernandes, who played in Novara, Zielinski I still played football, I made him take Margiotta and De Sanctis, after I saw him in Ascoli.” .