Adriano Galliani reveals he had signed Xavi at Milan and compares the Barcelona coach to Monza’s new signing Stefano Sensi.
Galliani is one of the busiest directors in Serie A at the moment, having already secured deals to sign Alessio Cragno, Andrea Ranocchia, Stefano Sensi and Andrea Carboni, who will undergo his medical today.
Sensi will join the newly-promoted side on loan from Inter and Galliani seems quite excited about the deal.
“He will surely have successful medical. He will sign on Friday and become a new Monza player,” he told Sky Sport Italia.
“He is a great player, I had tried to get Xavi in 1998, I had actually signed him, but his mother didn’t let him leave. Now I’ve signed Sensi.”
The Italy international spent the second part of 2021-22 on loan at Sampdoria after struggling with playing time under Simone Inzaghi at Inter. The 26-year-old scored one goal in nine appearances with the Blucerchiati.
Galliani also confirmed Monza’s interest in Matteo Pessina, Antonio Candreva and former Sassuolo defender Marlon, now at Shakhtar Donetsk.
“He [Marlon] is a player that we like, he is an excellent player, but the deal is difficult, I don’t think we’ll sign him. I like Candreva, but I would almost certainly exclude his signing.”
Monza earned their first-ever promotion to Serie A last season, beating Pisa in the Serie B play-off final. They are now building a competitive team, but Galliani has recently confirmed that their main target remains to avoid relegation to the second division.