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The end of Vieri-ano?
Thursday 10 February, 2005
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Christian Vieri, whose strike-partner Adriano is today being linked with Chelsea, almost quit Inter in the summer.
The Italian international made the revelation on Thursday during an interview with the Radio Italia Network.
"I did think about leaving," said the forward. "Who wanted me out of the club? That is a long story, I’d need hours to explain."
Many believed that Vieri’s time at Inter was coming to an end after Juventus started transfer talks with the Nerazzurri.
But the move collapsed which resulted in Juve extending the contract of David Trezeguet instead, who was already set for a move to Barcelona.
It’s unclear exactly why or who wanted Vieri to leave the San Siro, but the Azzurri ace has ruled out boss Roberto Mancini. "He was good to me," explained Vieri.
One of the possible reasons behind Bobo’s proposed sale revolved around whether he could co-exist with Adriano – a player very similar to the 31-year-old.
However, it now seems that the Brazilian could be heading out of the door instead at the end of this season.
Reports in Spain today claim that the South American is a realistic target for not only Real Madrid but also Chelsea.
"Adriano wants to stay at Inter but there are some great clubs after him," agent Gilmar Rinaldi told the Marca newspaper.
"The last club to make an enquiry was Chelsea, that was why Roman Abramovich called Massimo Moratti.
"I’ll insist on saying that Adriano is content where he is but we’ll have to see what happens if the clubs we are talking about can convince him otherwise."
Adriano, who recently claimed that he dreams of a Madrid switch, is contracted to the Italian outfit until 2008.