#palermo-fc

#palermo-fc

It's different. Not entirely, but different. The Champions League is a different competition. That's how I see it. We're playing against a tough opponent with fantastic players. We want to advance to the next round.

Having served a ban while at Spurs and having now returned to Serie A to become Fiorentina's sporting director, Paratici gave a long interview to Corriere della Sera in which he revealed that he was actually very close to joining. 'Not in talks. We had closed the deal. Twice in the space of a fortnight, all that was missing was a signature. Then they told me it was over.'

What I experienced there was a dream. I arrived young, you see the teammates I had, and when I left I can say that many are friends; I still talk to them. The truth is I miss many of them a lot, but that's life. I wish them all the best and hope to return in the future.

Conte stated, 'It leaves us with a lot of enthusiasm and confidence... if we're up there in second place, we have to thank the players who filled in for this year's many absences.' He emphasized the extraordinary achievements of the team during challenging times.

Milan? When I was little, I didn't realise much. I remember that my grandfather was very happy. Then you realise it as time goes by, it was really incredible.

We waited until the last minute for Milan to make an offer for a renewal, but it never arrived. At that point my agent arrived and told me that there was an offer from Barcelona and that Juventus was also interested.