GENOA. Claudio Ranieri greets Sampdoria. “I want to put an end to the soap opera of my contract. Today I communicated to the team that I will not stay another year, there are no contents and conditions to stay », said Ranieri whose contract is due to expire in June. The phrase “there are no contents and conditions to stay” outlines the scenario in which the non-renewal arrived. His will has always been to stay, he reiterated this several times but the coach would not have liked the long wait for the renewal that seemed obvious after saving the team last year and then taking it to ninth place this season.
Another aspect also weighed on the choice: Ranieri had given willingness to cut his salary (1.8 million) but would have wanted a two-year contract. Then there are the technical project and the objectives. Sir Claudio had given his total availability even though he was aware that the club would have sold some of the best pieces (we are talking about Audero, Damsgaard, Jankto and Colley), but the objectives would have been divergent with the president who wants ambitious goals and the coach who he was committed to a season without hassles. «I want to thank everyone from the medical staff to the physiotherapists to my collaborators and the team. I spoke to the guys today, they were wonderful, because especially last year during the lockdown when we sent the emails to make them work, they did it great and the results have been seen. We were saved thanks to their professionalism. This year has been a beautiful, hard fought and fought championship. We did some good games and some not, but this is in football. I want to thank everyone from my heart ». And then he adds: «Last thing I want to greet and thank the fans and to those who have not even seen Sampdoria on TV I say that the team fought for every ball and against every opponent. I hope I was a representative of Doria who liked him ».
So Ranieri leaves Sampdoria after almost two seasons: he arrived in October 2019 to take the place of Eusebio Di Francesco. First the salvation and then a season without worries with the ninth place conquered by the Roman coach. Now he wants the 52 points, to be obtained in tomorrow night’s match against Parma to end the season in a great way. From Monday the contacts for the future will begin: from Roberto D’Aversa to Ivan Juric passing through Beppe Iachini who did very well at Fiorentina and would be happy to return to Sampdoria which he had brought to Serie A in 2012. Without forgetting Luca Gotti of ‘Udinese. And Ranieri? For him they also play purple sirens, they are those of Fiorentina.