President Maurizio Zamparini announced “this will be my last year at Palermo, but I won’t leave it to losers.”

The patron has said this before, but told La Repubblica newspaper he has given up on many of the projects by now.

“I honestly believe this will be my last year at Palermo. Over the last few days I’ve been in London and hired a company to find investors interested in buying the club.

“I don’t want to be repaid for what I spent, but I am not leaving Palermo in the hands of a bunch of losers.

Maurizio Zamparini confirms Alberto Gilardino has agreed to join Palermo, with the move down to ‘final details’.

The former Milan striker spent the second half of last season on loan at Fiorentina, but has returned to Guangzhou Evergrande in the close season.

“Gilardino has agreed to come,” Zamparini confirmed, speaking to Radio Sportiva.

“He has accepted our terms. We’re looking to define the final details with Guangzhou. Only then will he start training with us.”

President Maurizio Zamparini admits Palermo will have to sell Franco Vazquez - but not until next season.

The Italian international was one of the Rosanero’s star performers last season, striking up a formidable understanding with Paulo Dybala.

The Argentine has moved on, joining Juventus for €40m, and despite speculation Vazquez could follow, Zamparini insists he will spend one more season in Sicily.

Palermo President Maurizio Zamparini admits a deal for Arsenal’s Joel Campbell is now ‘impossible’.

The Rosanero patron is in London, and had been trying to negotiate a transfer for the Costa Rican, but the arrival of Uros Djurdjevic has scuppered any deal.

“I’m in London now, I tried to close it [the deal] last week,” Zamparini explained in an interview with Radio Sportiva.

Palermo President Maurizio Zamparini admits Joel Campbell is 'unattainable' unless Arsenal become more flexible.

The Rosanero had reportedly given up on the 23-year-old last week, but there have been mixed reports in the Press since.

The Daily Express ran the line that Campbell was on the verge of moving to the Sicilian side for the agreed price of €10m, but Zamparini contradicted that in an interview with Il Giornale di Sicilia.

Palermo have released a statement warning that playmaker Franco Vazquez is not for sale to Juventus or anyone else.

The Italian international formed a telepathic understanding with Paulo Dybala for the Rosanero last season, and has been tipped to follow the striker to Turin.

“As President Maurizio Zamparini has said in recent weeks, the player Franco Vazquez is not for sale,” an official statement from the Sicilian side declared.

Matheus Cassini says it's 'early' to discuss Palermo's objectives, but he has 'a strong desire to be an important part of this team'.

The Brazilian prodigy was brought in to replace Paulo Dybala and will have some big shoes to fill, but he seems not to feel the pressure.

“Training's going fine, this is a phase of adaptation for me,” he told the club's official broadcast channel.

“I had a bit of trouble, as one may expect, but I'm working as hard as I can to speed up my integration.

Palermo President Maurizio Zamparini reveals bringing Sinisa Mihajlovic to Milan was his idea: 'He's got guts, he's the best around'.

The Rossoneri are counting on the Serbian Coach to lift them from their years of crisis, but according to the Rosanero patron, the intuition didn't come from President Silvio Berlusconi.

“I'm on excellent terms with Berlusconi,” he said, in an interview with Il Corriere della Sera.

Cesena confirm they have agreed terms with Palermo for striker Gregoire Defrel. “He can follow Paulo Dybala and Edinson Cavani.”

The forward impressed last season at Cesena, even though he was unable to prevent their relegation back into Serie B.

Sky Sport Italia report the deal is worth €7m for the 24-year-old.

“I can compare Defrel to a beautiful woman, as everyone wanted to take her out to dinner, but few prepared to pay for a classy restaurant,” Cesena President Giorgio Lugaresi told Calciomercato.it.

Maurizio Zamparini confirmed Palermo will get one of Gregoire Defrel, Jonathan Calleri or Sergio Araujo, but Torino can’t have Andrea Belotti.

The President spoke to reporters at the team’s pre-season friendly and revealed how the hunt for Paulo Dybala’s replacement was going.

“There are three names for the attack: Defrel, Araujo and Calleri. We’ll see what we manage to finalise.”

Defrel impressed in Serie A last season for Cesena and has also attracted interest from Fiorentina, Roma and Premier League sides.