Prandelli welcomes Mutu stay
25 Jul 2008 - 13:49:03
Fiorentina coach Cesare Prandelli is delighted to have seen his club reject a major offer from Serie A rivals Roma for star striker Adrian Mutu.
Prandelli was concerned that he would be left with little time to find a replacement for Mutu, who has scored 38 goals in two seasons with La Viola.
"It's true that I was worried," Prandelli told La Repubblica. "But inside I never doubted that it would end like this. It wasn't simple optimism, but logic.
"If you spend over £50million on reinforcing a squad and there are 20 days left before the Champions League preliminaries, then it doesn't make sense to sell your main man.
"The president is a wily man and I want to thank him for his efforts."
Mutu had been linked with a move to German club Schalke earlier this summer, while the Florence club are reported to have rejected an offer in the region of £16million from Roma.
