Fiorentina “did everything” to sign Stevan Jovetic from Inter, director general Pantaleo Corvino insists.
The Viola were in talks to bring the Montenegrin forward back to Artemio Franchi, but the deal collapsed and the player remained with the Nerazzurri.
“Jovetic was an idea shared by the Coach [Paulo Sousa],” Corvino told reporters in a Press conference.
“I did everything to finalise it, but it wasn’t easy. At the last moment Inter, by order of their owners, decided not to sell the player.”
Fiorentina “did everything” to sign Stevan Jovetic from Inter, director general Pantaleo Corvino insists.
The Viola were in talks to bring the Montenegrin forward back to Artemio Franchi, but the deal collapsed and the player remained with the Nerazzurri.
“Jovetic was an idea shared by the Coach [Paulo Sousa],” Corvino told reporters in a Press conference.
“I did everything to finalise it, but it wasn’t easy. At the last moment Inter, by order of their owners, decided not to sell the player.”
Corvino has been criticised for a perceived lack of investment in the transfer market, but the director brushes off those claims.
“Sometimes you can buy flannel for the price of wool, or silver for the price of gold, just to show that you’ve done something.
“I prefer to make the fans dream when I think we can really do it, I try not to tease them.
“Our ambition is to reach our objectives, and we’ll try to do it with what we have. It won’t be the Scudetto, but there are a few targets which I think this side can achieve.
“Now we start with a competitive team, and a great Coach who will make the most of this squad. Off the pitch there’s a board which is working to make Fiorentina competitive.”