Inter Milan striker Giampaolo Pazzini has explained why he quit Sampdoria in January.
Doria chief Riccardo Garrone had previously claimed that the striker requested a move, but the player has given a different version of events.
“The truth is that they should have renewed my contract for some time,” he told the Gazzetta dello Sport.
“One day it was sunny, one day it rained, one day there was wind, but they never extended my agreement.
“Then in January they told one of my agents that they were going to sell me in June. Three days later Inter arrived, the world club champions.
“They didn’t want to wait though, they wanted me straight away.
“Do you know how many members of the Sampdoria holding company said no to my sale? Two…
“That’s why I don’t want to be blamed for my exit. But I don’t want to think about that anymore, I just want to concentrate on winning the Coppa Italia.
“I gave everything that I could to Sampdoria. And the fact that I haven’t spoken about this until today was out of respect for the situation they were in.”
