Udinese director Pierpaolo Marino assures Rodrigo De Paul will not be sold in January. ‘If he does leave, it’ll be next summer.’

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With the January transfer window officially opening tomorrow, Argentina international De Paul has been linked with moves to Inter, Milan, Juventus or Leeds United.

Udinese director Pierpaolo Marino confirms there is a COVID outbreak, as coach Luca Gotti and six players are out against Lazio.

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There was confusion when the squad lists were released, as not only were Stefano Okaka, Kevin Lasagna, Ilija Nestorovski, Sebastien De Maio, Thomas Ouwejan and Rolando Mandragora all out, but also coach Gotti was not present.

Udinese director Pierpaolo Marino assures Rodrigo De Paul is unlikely to leave, as the Leeds United and other offers were ‘not worthy of an Argentina international.’

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De Paul is in the starting XI again and it seems as if talk of a potential move to Leeds or Leicester City is over.

Udinese director Pierpaolo Marino would ‘not be surprised’ to see Rodrigo De Paul stay, as Leeds United might not be the ‘chance of a lifetime’ he’s waiting for.

The Argentina international is valued at €40m and so far the biggest proposal, from Leeds, has not yet reached that figure.

“De Paul is in love with Udine and Udinese, so unless the chance of a lifetime comes along and the club receives the right offer for his true value, I would not be surprised to see him stay,” Marino told Il Gazzettino newspaper.

Udinese director Pierpaolo Marino insists ‘no club can accept’ a final Serie A table drawn up using an algorithm. ‘We support sporting merit.’

The algorithm is an option that all the major leagues will take into consideration if their season is forced to conclude early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, 16 out of 20 Serie A clubs voted against it, arguing that they should instead freeze the Scudetto, promotion and relegation, essentially wiping off this season.

Udinese director Pierpaolo Marino maintains ‘starting the Serie A games from June 13 would be absolute madness for players and clubs.’

They are allowed to begin group training from tomorrow, but there are still discussions over the medical protocol.

The Government insists if there is one positive COVID-19 case, the entire group has to go into a 15-day quarantine rather than just isolating the individual.

Udinese director Pierpaolo Marino confirms Rodrigo De Paul, Seko Fofana and Rolando Mandragora are likely to leave this summer, but not Juan Musso.

The club has struggled to stay out of the relegation zone over the past few seasons, which makes it more difficult to keep hold of their most talented players.

“We’ll have to completely revamp our midfield, that is for certain,” technical director Marino told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Udinese director Pierpaolo Marino – whose club shares owners with Watford – revealed this evening that “the Premier League is about to announce its season is over.”

The comment came after Belgium’s Jupiler League declared it would not resume following the coronavirus pandemic, although Club Brugge had already been crowned champions anyway.

“The Belgian Federation has already sanctioned the end of their league, despite the threats of sanctions from UEFA,” Marino told Sportitalia.

Udinese director Pierpaolo Marino is “struggling to believe this Serie A season can conclude regularly” amid the Coronavirus outbreak, even after the order to play behind closed doors.

The illness continues to spread, with the death toll in Italy now at 148 and well over 3,000 positive tests.

Serie A fixtures resume on Sunday with the postponed Week 26 games, though all sporting events will be behind closed doors until at least April 3.

Udinese confirm they “did everything possible” to avoid playing Fiorentina behind closed doors and force a postponement. “It would’ve penalised us.”

The Serie A match was postponed at around 11.00 GMT this morning, when it was meant to kick off at 17.00 GMT at the Dacia Arena.

This wasn’t the only game moved to May 13, as the same goes for Juventus-Inter, Milan-Genoa, Parma-SPAL and Sassuolo-Brescia.