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Updated: May. 01, 2007
TORINO STRIKES DEAL WITH TAMAS 
Serie A sensation Torino has announced that their team will be joined by two new defenders coming summer, including Celta Vigo's Gabriel Tamas.
The Turin outfit has been fantastic in Serie A this season, though manager Tanel Tursk has been constantly unhappy about the defending of the team.
"The high balls are a problem, Tamas is a great addition to fix this problem. Whether it's just a partly solution or not, we'll see later. I lived in Romania for a long time after U Cluj, I knew his father as he played under me, he is a great player and I believe he will be a great part of the upcoming legendary Torino side," he said.
Gabriel Tamas was reportedly signed for a undisclosed fee, but according to Gazzetta Dello Sport it's around 3,5 million pounds. The Italian newpspaper also told that Tursk was handed a huge 10 million pounds to spend this summer.
The Romanian center-back didn't give out any words yet and told that he just wants to end his Celta sting without any problems. The local fans wanted him to continue there as he has been a vital part of the team lately.
In another news Torino, who recently ended Inter Milan winning streak, has also struck a deal with a young 19-year old Italian U19 defender Marco Rossi from Parma in a deal worth 1,1 millions. Rossi is currently playing in Serie B club Arezzo on loan.
In January the side also announced that they will sign Stefano Fiore, Giuseppe Pancaro, Cedric Konan and Cristiano Lupatelli permanently, while central midfielder Lionel Mathis and striker Cacau will also join the squad.
"We've still got some problems. I want us to have the abilty to make a surprise Scudetto request. We've made some great transfers, though with [Luis] Figo and [Gianluca] Comotto leaving, we've got some problems there. I've got 5 millions additional spending budget at the moment, but I need to be very careful with my transfers. We will also depart from couple of more players in summer," said Tursk in a revealing interview with Gazzetta Dello Sport.
It's reported that young Marco Andreolli from Inter will be a replacement for Gianluca Comotto and Tursk admits it, eventhough there are some problems.
"He would cost us a lot of money. We've talked with Inter when Comotto said he doesn't want to continue here. Andreolli is a great talent no doubt. I haven't talked to him in person, though we will see the chances of bringing him here," he told.
Torino has also been said to be looking for players in few more positions - a new left-back, a substitution for Alessandro Rosina, Luis Figo's replacement and a goalkeeper. |
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