Taibi to turn down Sampdoria Monday 15 April, 2002
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Atalanta ‘keeper Massimo Taibi looks unlikely to join Sampdoria next season despite being heavily linked with the club.
The No 1 was seen as a top priority for the Serie B outfit as they look to start a new era at the Marassi Stadium in an attempt to win back promotion to the top flight.
However, Taibi is set to stay in Bergamo despite a problematic campaign since his summer switch from Reggina.
"Atalanta have made a big investment in Taibi and the player, with all due respect for Samp, has no intention of playing in the Second Division," said his agent Fabio Parisi.
The former Milan and Manchester United man has recently been performing to his standards of old even if he admits that it has been a tough campaign for him.
"I would say that the season has been positive for Atalanta even if it has been less so for me. I can’t say that I am totally satisfied with how I’ve played," said the ex-Piacenza and Venezia ace.
"I struggled in the first half of the campaign after I was heavily criticised for making a few errors. At that stage of the season it just seemed as if all the ills of the side were down to me.
"This hasn’t been my best year but it is not easy to adapt to new surroundings and I did have some specific problems in pre-season training which affected my early performances."
Atalanta moved for Taibi after Under-21 international Ivan Pelizzoli moved to Roma for £8m after a stunning debut season in the top flight last term.
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Atalanta ‘keeper Massimo Taibi looks unlikely to join Sampdoria next season despite being heavily linked with the club.
The No 1 was seen as a top priority for the Serie B outfit as they look to start a new era at the Marassi Stadium in an attempt to win back promotion to the top flight.
However, Taibi is set to stay in Bergamo despite a problematic campaign since his summer switch from Reggina.
"Atalanta have made a big investment in Taibi and the player, with all due respect for Samp, has no intention of playing in the Second Division," said his agent Fabio Parisi.
The former Milan and Manchester United man has recently been performing to his standards of old even if he admits that it has been a tough campaign for him.
"I would say that the season has been positive for Atalanta even if it has been less so for me. I can’t say that I am totally satisfied with how I’ve played," said the ex-Piacenza and Venezia ace.
"I struggled in the first half of the campaign after I was heavily criticised for making a few errors. At that stage of the season it just seemed as if all the ills of the side were down to me.
"This hasn’t been my best year but it is not easy to adapt to new surroundings and I did have some specific problems in pre-season training which affected my early performances."
Atalanta moved for Taibi after Under-21 international Ivan Pelizzoli moved to Roma for £8m after a stunning debut season in the top flight last term.
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