Lanna: “Happy to be at Sampdoria. Future? No deadline”

Two welcome banners hanging from the gate of the Ferraris stand, dedicated to a Sampd’oro symbol “who has the Sampdoria shirt on his skin”. So the Sampdoria fans welcomed Marco Lanna to Marassi this afternoon, protagonist of the Sampdoria scudetto in 1991 and called at the end of last December to this new position within a Board of Directors that will have to guide the company towards a more peaceful future. “I have given my availability to this position in a delicate moment. I’ve never been afraid of difficult things. I returned here in 2001 when I was risking Serie C. I hope I can do well, but we need unity of purpose on the part of all the components that are part of the Sampdoria world to look to the future while remaining united. We want to reach the end of the season with our legs on an economic level. Furthermore, I would like to bring the club closer to the fans. I prefer facts to words. We need to understand the needs of the fans. I would like to go back to being the big family we were here at Sampdoria. In the future you will see initiatives aimed at this goal ”.

WHAT A SURPRISE

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Lanna had received a request for availability to return to Sampdoria from Gianluca Vidal, who is managing the trust that will lead to the future sale of the club. The former Sampdoria defender, happy for the banners received (“but I will have to deserve all this on the pitch”), has already spoken with D’Aversa’s team, “made up of excellent guys, intelligent, but my impression is that they are guys able to understand and react to moments as I will use “. Fear? “The emotions were many at the beginning, because it is a great responsibility, but sometimes fear is good, even if it is now over. I was left with the joy of being able to do something for the team that I have always loved ”. Of the old teammates of the Scudetto, he received messages from everyone: “As soon as my appointment was made official, everyone made themselves heard”, proving the solidity of a group that has remained such for over thirty years. Carlo Osti is about to rejoin the ranks at the executive level, Lanna confirms this, referring to a market defined as “complex”. “I don’t know if he is passing through or not – concludes the Sampdorian president -. For me it is important to reach goals, but I have not given myself a deadline “. Vialli in the Sampdoria future? “Luca is a friend, but Vidal takes care of the ongoing negotiations. We must go our own way “.