Bonera to begin Viola revolution
Sunday 12 June, 2005
Fiorentina Coach Cesare Prandelli hopes to reunite with Daniele Bonera, Marco Marchionni and Morgan De Sanctis, while Tomas Ujfalusi considers Madrid.
Prandelli had great success at Parma before taking a year out to nurse his wife through a serious illness and the players all admit they’d appreciate the opportunity to work with him again.
Italian international Bonera has been a target for Juventus, Inter, Milan and Roma, but Fiorentina have suddenly leapt in to pole position.
It’s believed the Viola are staging a double bid for Bonera and teammate Marchionni, offering cash, Sebastian Cejas and William Viali in return. Any decision on Parma’s players must wait until after the relegation play-off with Bologna decides the club’s future.
A new defender would be required as Fiorentina are in negotiations with Real Madrid to sell Tomas Ujfalusi. The Czech international is said to be the subject of a £7m bid from the Bernabeu outfit, an offer Prandelli is unlikely to reject.
Another issue that Fiorentina must work on is that of their goalkeeper. Both Cejas and Cristiano Lupatelli disappointed this season with some costly errors and Morgan De Sanctis reveals he has been approached.
“It is a delicate situation,” commented the Udinese shot-stopper. “President Giampaolo Pozzo has suggested he wouldn’t be happy at one of his players moving to a club that finished below Udinese this season. I must nonetheless admit that Fiorentina is an enticing prospect, though I see no reason to leave the Stadio Friuli.”
Viola are the perfect team for Bonera.