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Prandelli: Mutu Was Never Going

Fiorentina coach Cesare Prandelli says that there was never any chance of Adrian Mutu leaving the club and joining Roma.

Jul 25, 2008 1:32:04 PM

Cesare Prandelli, Fiorentina (Foto Grazia Neri)

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Roma have been linked with Mutu for most of the summer, and on Tuesday the Viola revealed that they had received, and were considering, an offer from the Giallorossi, believed to be in the region of €20m.

This declaration seemed to suggest that it was a virtual formality that the Romanian would become a Roma player, yet the next day Fiorentina released a statement in which they stated that the bid had been rejected, and Mutu was going nowhere.

There have been many theories as to why Fiorentina apparently changed their tune within the space of 24 hours, but Prandelli insists that, while he was a little concerned, there was never any chance of Mutu leaving.

“It’s true that I was worried,” he told La Repubblica.

“But deep down I never doubted that it would end like this. It wasn’t simple optimism, but logic.

“If you spend over €60m on reinforcing a squad, and there are 20 days left before the Champions League preliminaries, then it makes no sense to sell your star man.

"The President is a wily man and I want to thank him for his efforts."

Mutu has been a revelation at the Stadio Franchi since his 2006 move from Juventus.

Anthony Sormani

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