Claudio Ranieri sends new message to Radja Nainggolan

Claudio Ranieri sends new message to Radja Nainggolan

Reached by L’Unione Sarda, Claudio Ranieri unveiled the details of the negotiation that convinced him to return to Cagliari: “Gigi Riva in an interview said ‘Claudio is one of us,’ President Giulini was very insistent, the sporting director, administrator Carlo Catte came to the house. There was a pressing that led me to say: but why do I have to be selfish and not take risks? The memory of what happened more than 30 years ago, with the double promotion from C to A, will always remain, but there will be a new adventure that, I hope, can end like the one of so many years ago.”

Helping the club climb back into the top flight could be Radja Nainggolan. The midfielder has a very strong bond with Sardinia and the right conditions could be created for yet another comeback for the Ninja: “If Radja would drop into the climate of Serie B, changing his register….”

In closing, Ranieri spoke about Tommaso Giulini: “I knew him but not personally, now I’m working with him and I got the idea of a man who loves Cagliari, an entrepreneur who has spent a lot and has not reaped for what he has sown. I hope that I and the new sporting director Nereo Bonato can do our best to repay the passion and great efforts of President Giulini.”