Torino sporting director Gianluca Petrachi insists “we’re not obliged to sell” any stars.
The likes of Bruno Peres and Nikola Maksimovic have been linked with a move away from the Granata this summer, but the director is keen to keep the squad together.
“Whenever we’ve sold players we’ve always tried to strengthen the team, while making a profit which is the lifeblood of this club,” Petrachi explained on Radio Sportiva.
Torino sporting director Gianluca Petrachi insists “we’re not obliged to sell” any stars.
The likes of Bruno Peres and Nikola Maksimovic have been linked with a move away from the Granata this summer, but the director is keen to keep the squad together.
“Whenever we’ve sold players we’ve always tried to strengthen the team, while making a profit which is the lifeblood of this club,” Petrachi explained on Radio Sportiva.
“Bruno Peres isn’t just liked by Roma, I know of many, some foreign clubs too. There’s nothing concrete yet though, he has a high value but we just renewed his contract this year.
“We’re not obliged to sell, because Toro is one of the few clubs which operates at a profit. The same goes for Maksimovic.
“When a player is happy to stay and fight for the Granata cause we’re happier than anyone. If someone decides they want to move on then we try to please them.
“If a player wants to stay with the Granata, we’re very happy to keep him. The objective it to get as close to a European position as possible.”
Toro face Roma on Wednesday, but Petrachi wouldn’t be drawn on the ongoing Francesco Totti controversy.
“Dirty laundry should be washed at home, I don’t want to get involved in this controversy. Definitely when there’s unity of purpose you also have greater peace of mind to get results.
“We’ll still face a very strong team on Wednesday, and I’d prefer to leave things as they are rather than get involved in a diatribe.”