Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the presentation of Samuel Gigot and Boulaye Dia as new Lazio players, the Biancoceleste sporting director Angel Fabiani he also had the opportunity to dwell on various market issues, including the sale of Danilo Cataldi at Fiorentina and his failure to be replaced during the last day of the transfer market: “There are two types of football, the one on the pitch, then the media transfer market. A club must decide what to pursue, taking on all the responsibilities involved. For the role I play, I must follow the logic of the pitch, while understanding some motivations and impressions, even the sensations that can come from the outside, sometimes even justified, which can provide some ideas.
But if one is going to complicate his life, it is right to pursue the objective of the field. The sale of Cataldi came about in a hurry, his agent called me, he asked me the position of Lazio in case of interest from another team, I didn’t even know which one. We told him: if he wants to go, he can go. After half an hour I received the documents from Fiorentina.
I would have behaved differently, some people took all this for granted. We need to see how things are, I don’t shy away from anything, it’s true that in the last month I’ve had a face-to-face conversation with Danilo, we’ve said some things, out of respect for the boy, extraordinary, it’s right that the conversation remains between me and him. This is part of football on the pitch. Then we can say other inaccurate things, I have to keep the course straight so as not to be accused of lacking logic and seriousness. I act in good faith, Cataldi is on loan, he is still owned by Lazio, there is no problem whatsoever. He hasn’t been replaced”.