No Napoli and no Juve: Thiago Motta seems increasingly projected for an adventure abroad. To Barcelona, perhaps. Or to PSG.
Dario Canovi, a member of Thiago Motta’s entourage, spoke about the Bologna coach’s future to the microphones of TvPlay.
After stating that Thiago Motta would never choose Napoli (“not even if De Laurentiis bought him Zirkzee and Calafiori”), Canovi also ruled out Juve as a possible next destination for the coach. The agent’s statements, which have aroused the anger of the Azzurri fans, clarify to a certain extent the future intentions of the Rossoblù coach.
“Thiago Motta is not a coach in contact with Juve,” said Canovi. “He is a coach destined for great teams, he is among the top four to five coaches in the world. He has a point average of 1.8 at Bologna and that means a lot. But I don’t think there has been contact with Giuntoli, otherwise I would have known.”
Canovi also spoke about the Inter-Juve challenge for the Scudetto. “Inter is considerably better equipped than Juve. The Nerazzurri are the superfavorites to win the Scudetto. “
Thiago Motta away from Napoli and Juve: “This is what he is destined for “
For the agent Motta can now afford to aim high: “He is young and one of the best coaches in the world. I think he is destined for a big stage,” said the interviewee.
Without getting out of line, Canovi thus hints that his client may be aiming for the bench of a big one. Barcelona? Or Milan? Everything is still open. And if Napoli seems, for obvious reasons, a team far removed from Thiago Motta, Juve could still be in the running.
After this season’s exploit at Bologna, there is a queue for Thiago Motta. Napoli itself, which seemed to be in pole after Garcia’s exoneration and Mazzarri’s temporary hire, is not a welcome destination. The Italo-Brazilian has already clashed with President Aurelio De Laurentiis, and it is hard to imagine that the two can get along.
Some would like him at AC Milan and others at Juve. Both Italian big names are vigilant about the Italian-Brazilian’s future: they may have to choose an alternative in case of Stefano Pioli or Max Allegri’s farewell, and the former Spezia player seems to date the best available figure in Serie A.
But at the moment the most suggestive name is that of Barcelona: in Spain they judge Motta as a top player. And according to Canovi that judgment is more than justified.