Pantaleo Corvino, former director of Fiorentina, revealed how he brought Vlahovic to the club from Florence.
A man with a flair for talent, especially in Serbia, said he had personally completed the transfer of Vlahovic from Partizan for 1.8m euros.
It was the summer of 2017.
“When I brought Vlahovic’s family to Milan, his mother told me, ‘Know that I am giving you a new Batistuta.’ I replied that the new Luca Toni would be enough for me. “History will tell everything,” Corvino began.
The current director of Lecce says that he immediately saw great potential.
“I knew he could become a great player. I will limit myself to saying that I am very satisfied with how the job was done and what Fiorentina brought. He was very close to Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, Juventus, and Atalanta called him as well… In order not to lose him, I went to Belgrade to meet his family, and then I took them to Milan. “
Vlahovic continues his career at Juventus, in a transfer worth 75 million euros.
“Economic gains have been made. A replacement is needed now, but it will be difficult to be like Dusan. He is a top striker “, concluded Corvino.
By the way, Batistuta is the biggest name in the history of Fiorentina and the best scorer, and Toni was the first scorer of Serie A and later made a big transfer to Bayern.
