The farewell of Raoul Bellanova to Turin to marry Atalanta did not go down well with the Granata fans. Interviewed by the microphones of Allsportshowever, the president Urban Cairo explains the reasons that led to his transfer: “Already in the past weeks his agent had communicated to me a certain restlessness on Bellanova’s part. After the European Championship he was expecting some offers. It is no coincidence that when he was presented with the possibility of going to Atalanta he immediately said yes”.
Unlike what happened a year ago with Buongiorno.
“Exactly. I’ve said it and repeated it several times. I was very happy that Buongiorno stayed, but keeping a player against his will is a mistake: I made it in the past with Nkoulou and Belotti and I have no intention of repeating it because we know that in the long run certain choices turn into a boomerang. For Zapata, an offer of 14 million arrived, but we rejected it because Duvan is very attached to our shirt and wanted to stay with us. It is no coincidence that Vanoli gave him the captain’s armband”.
With Pedersen replacing Bellanova, Toro is weakened…
“I prefer not to talk about a player who is not yet ours. I can say that he is a good player, that he has important qualities and that we were already following him last year. As for Bellanova, at the beginning he struggled a bit and there were even some who booed him, but it was right to focus on him, and he fully repaid us for the trust he received”.