In an interview with Radio Sportiva, Parma president Tommaso Ghirardi talked about Antonio Cassano’s arrival and the deal with Inter: “Cassano is a great signing for Italian football, we have acquired a star, he raises Parma’s status, but also for fans of Italian football who might have been too battered. I’ve always appreciated him as a player. He’s a good player who’s always under the microscope, some nonsense he has done, but also many good things and he has matured. At age 31, he doesn’t do the dumb things he did when he was 20. I saw that he was motivated and eager to play. Parma is a challenge for him, all the focus will be on him, we are proud that he chose us. Raise your hand if you’ve never done anything stupid? That was just a joke, the one who controls him is Donadoni. I’ll do my job, not be a tutor.”

On the negotiations: “The deals for Cassano and Belfodil were completed separately and we are delighted to have placed 50 percent of a great player like Belfodil at Inter. Now we want Silvestre, who Donadoni has explicitly requested to organize the defense and create an Argentine defense with Paletta. If we can do that is good, otherwise we’ll go for another name.”

Source: fcinternews.it