The situation of Andrea Belotti is a hot topic on the transfer market for Torino. Their director, Petrachi, has closed the door on rumors of a possible sale. He stated "In the moment in which you chose to take a player, you have to make sacrifices. If it's a player valued highly, it's right to pay. For the big squads, 10 or 15 million doesn't make a difference. Belotti is valued highly, when a club comes with an important offer we will evaluate it - continued Petrachi - there has been a lot of chatter but our player has not been valued at the level he should truly be. Many clubs have not understood the value of Belotti. Offers from abroad have come in but none that meet our expectations. A player from the class of 1993, the second top scorer, is worth much more than other strikers who have been discussed. When you train a player yourself, you realize his potential. He is hungry for goals and inside the penalty area he must be respected, he has grown incredibly in the last 2 seasons. He is a great guy, he has football in his blood, and it's right that we receive the right offer. Those who have played football know how much they can change the player's head when they reach the player. All of the talk around the player and not one proper offer has been received." Those were his words on Belotti.
On Barreca instead, "He is a player that we like, but we are trying to confirm the group which last year we did well. We want to go to Europe, the sacrifice is to keep the best, then the situation on the market may change. Imbula? Stoke City has paid 28 million euros and he has not given what they expected, so they will want to make up for their investment" concluded the Torino director of sport.
Meanwhile, Cairo intruded and jokingly spoke of Torino's next signing, "it will be Belotti," he laughed.
"I make myself clear, I think it is a good thing for us and for him. Then we'll do another. But having held Baselli, Belotti, Zappacosta, we will make three signings that will complement an already strong squad. Sinisa loves young people, he wants Ibrahimovic and Totti. Belotti is a great kid, Maksimovic left us in retreat and left us in trouble. In my team I want motivated people, then things can change. I believe it is correct to respect their commitments."
