Cairo: ‘Belotti doesn’t want to sign for Torino’
Torino President Urbano Cairo admits Andrea Belotti ‘probably doesn’t want to sign’ a new contract. ‘I can’t force him to do anything.’
The striker is easily their star player and talisman, having been with the club since 2015 and scoring 106 goals in 231 competitive games.
However, his contract is due to expire at the end of this season and negotiations for an extension have ground to a halt.
“He hasn’t signed and he probably doesn’t want to sign,” Belotti told reporters at the Festival dello Sport in Trento.
“I made an offer that went beyond my capabilities, but I can’t force him to do anything. I don’t think he wants to sign.”
The 27-year-old hitman has 12 goals in 39 senior caps for Italy and for some years has been expected to move on to bigger clubs.
It remains to be seen if Belotti will move in January or wait until he can leave next summer as a free agent.
Milan are certainly among the contenders, because Il Gallo is a self-confessed Rossoneri supporter, but Inter, Roma, Napoli and even a transfer abroad have all been mentioned.
Belotti began his career at Albinoleffe before exploding onto the Serie A scene with Palermo.
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