Torino owner Urbano Cairo is ‘hopeful’ of bringing in Santos defender Lucas Verissimo but ‘doesn’t think’ Simone Zaza will arrive from Valencia.
Torino are reportedly on the verge of signing Verissimo in a deal worth €7.5m plus bonuses, while Zaza has been put forward as a possible alternative to Andrea Belotti.
Torino owner Urbano Cairo is ‘hopeful’ of bringing in Santos defender Lucas Verissimo but ‘doesn’t think’ Simone Zaza will arrive from Valencia.
Torino are reportedly on the verge of signing Verissimo in a deal worth €7.5m plus bonuses, while Zaza has been put forward as a possible alternative to Andrea Belotti.
“Verissimo to Torino? I hope so,” Cairo told Alanews.
“Zaza? I don’t think so. We’ll play with a 3-5-2 and we need two starters and two good backups.
“We have [Andrea] Belotti, [Mbaye] Niang, Iago Falque and [Adem] Ljajic, as well as [Simone] Edera and [Alex] Berenguer.
“We want to have a good season but don’t want to make any proclamations. We’ll keep our best players.
“We came very close to the Europa League last season, with a great second half to the season.
“We have confidence in Mazzarri. He’s an excellent Coach and he’s already shown this. After a difficult start, he’s settled in very well at Toro.
“Toro players at the World Cup? They’re doing well. Niang marked his debut with a goal against Poland and Ljajic’s also making good progress with Serbia.
“Unfortunately, there aren’t any Italians…”