Bari, Magalini looks to the future: «Radunovic and Bonfanti are impossible paths for now»

Sitting next to Fabio Caserta and Valerio Di Cesare, the impartial guarantor on the press conference table bears the name of Giuseppe Magalini: "I want to thank mister Longo - the red and white sports director attacks - for the year we spent together. A positive year from the point of view of collaboration, regardless of how it ended. In his place is Fabio Caserta. A choice we are very satisfied with. I have known him for a while. In the past we have also met as opponents. There has always been mutual respect. I did not think of him as the coach of Bari, especially because I would never have thought he would leave Catanzaro. Then, he became an important objective. It did not take long. The enthusiasm shown also to the president pushed us to choose him".

The starting point comes from a quick analysis of what was produced last year: «I'm still pissed off about the missed playoffs. Before the final rush I said I believed in it. I'm not a seer. I just wanted to give motivation to push the environment to aim high. We lost them and for this we have big responsibilities. We didn't go to the playoffs not because of a lack of values, but for different reasons. Resign? I've never thought about it. All the internal evaluations made have led the management to the current decisions. The company is always willing to evaluate case by case. We defer to its will».

With the terms for the redemption rights of Novakovich, Maggiore, Lella, Favasuli and Falletti having expired, Magalini clarifies the club's position: «Our situation is clear. It is not said that some of them cannot return. With the coach we will analyze the individual situations. The desire is to set up a team with a valuable staff. How many will arrive? It does not only depend on us. If you have the economic strength, you buy tomorrow. We will do everything to sign more players before the retreat. We have identified many names to study in depth together with the coach. With the advantage of having fewer surplus players compared to last year».

The feeling is that, especially in light of the epilogue of the last championship, there will be a clean sweep with even those elements considered untouchable being called into question. Among these, Pucino, Vicari, Maita and Benali. Magalini points to the names: «Radunovic and Bonfanti are untouchable. Both Cagliari and Pisa want to monetize and certainly do not have complicated financial parameters, on the contrary. Favilli is closer even if we are not the only ones interested in signing him, Andrea's value is beyond question and he also demonstrated it last year despite a thousand difficulties. For the goalkeeper role, four profiles are in the running including Bardi. Dorval? It's easy for him to go, there are the right situations to make his transfer happen. Bellomo's future? I thanked him for what he did as a professional. He could be a flagship player, but he needs to wait a little longer. We will have to decide together, he has other requests. Pucino has another year of contract. We will evaluate with Caserta if he will be functional. Otherwise we will make other decisions, he too could have some club interested in his performances". "Except for the last three defeats in the final - Magalini's comment - last year we lost little. The problem is that we also won little. Is a long bench important? We will also try to build the third lines".