Vincenzo Italiano dismisses market rumors about Amrabat and Nico Gonzalez

Vincenzo Italiano sheds light on Nico Gonzalez and Amrabat

Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Italiano presented in a press conference the challenge valid for the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia, scheduled for Thursday, January 12 at 6 p.m. at the Stadio Artemio Franchi against Sampdoria.

The Viola coach also spoke about the market, dismissing rumors about Nico Gonzalez and Amrabat: “Nico at this moment cannot play from the start, he is a player to be put in the match in progress, he should be preserved, he should not be lost, we manage him this way, this is the program. You all saw his desire to determine, he has more goals than minutes almost. We want to bring him in such a condition that he can always guarantee us his quality. Rumors about Leicester? There is value in this Fiorentina. Him, Amrabat, they are just rumors, I can only say that today I saw Nico with a great desire to get back in condition, he is pushing so much in training and we have not made any other talk. We only want the Nico of last year, never made other talks.”

“From the World Cup he came back battered, not at the top. He had 10 days of vacation and we have to get him right. Different talk than Gonzalez. By raising his minutes, we can speed up his inclusion. I don’t know tomorrow how many we can give him, whether from the 1′ or in the game, but he’s way ahead of Nico, we just have to put him back to 100 percent, he came back exhausted, let’s be cautious,” he concluded on Amrabat.