Inter: auction for Botta. Juve: Falcao and Podolski farther
As reported earlier today, Inter Milan are having some difficulties in selling 34-year-old Hugo Armando Campagnaro and 29-year-old Matias Silvestre, both defenders; on the contrary, as reported by Tuttosport, Sampdoria are still keen on 28-year-old Marco Andreolli, but the nerazzurri are not intentioned to let the former Chievo Verona player leave. Meanwhile, 24-year-old attacking midfielder Rubén Botta has always more suitors; according to Tuttosport, the Argentine is tracked by Parma, Hellas and Chievo Verona, with this latter who are the only club to have made a concrete offer; the most favorable option for the player remains Torino, but, as outlined by calciomercato.com, the granata have asked the Lombard club to wait for them to solve the situation of 27-year-old Alessio Cerci, who seems intended to join AC Milan. In any case, the main candidate to leave "San Siro" remains 27-year-old midfielder Fredy Guarin: Marcelo Ferreyra, agent of the Colombia international, is actually in Milan to meet Inter's executives, who require 16 million euros to let the former FC Porto player leave; if Guarin will leave, the nerazzurri will swoop on Hoffenheim 22-year-old attacking midfielder Roberto Firmino, while, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport,Marseille 24-year-old winger André Ayew has been offered to the Lombard club. Serie A defending champions Juventus keep on seeking a new forward, and, according to gianlucadimarzio.com, their General Manager Giuseppe Marotta has contacted Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev regarding 27-year-old striker Radamel Falcao, but the Colombia international is also a target for AC Milan. Even regarding Arsenal 29-year-old Lukas Podolski, the bianconeri will have to compete with another Italian club: as reported by Sky Sports, in fact, also Napoli are interested in the World Champion.