Friday, August 18, 2006

Roma's Spalletti: Real Madrid too late for Chivu

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Roma coach Luciano Spalletti has played down talk of a new bid from Real Madrid for defender Cristian Chivu.

"No one has made an offer for Chivu and that is also true for Mexes, Amantino Mancini and Daniele De Rossi," he said.
"What would I do if we were to receive an offer now for one of these players? I would certainly consider it, but it honestly seems a bit late for this kind of operation.
"When you give up on such important players you need an immediate replacement of the same level and that is not something you can do in a hurry.
"After all, the summer transfer window closes in 10 days time."