The rumour mill has been swirling for months - that Italian striker would Marco Di Vaio become the first DP in Montreal Impact’s history - and new information allows us to believe an announcement is about to be made.
According to information obtained by SoccerPlus, the ex-Italian international’s spouse was in Montreal a few days ago shopping appartments and houses for a place to stay once the couple moved to La Belle Province in June.
[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]In a weekend interview to Italian network Odeon TV, the player’s agent, Federico Pastorello, said his client could play in MLS in the coming months. He was more nuanced when going into the specifics of that possibility.
“I too hear this rumour that Montreal Impact were interested in Di Vaio, but I haven’t spoken to anyone”, he said.
Sorry, but only one word come to mind here: BA-LO-NEY!
An offer has been on the table for weeks now and there has been multiple conversations between the agent and Montreal’s upper management. And the relationship between the club and agent is far along enough that the Impact hopes to use Pastorello in the future to bring other players to the club.
Like Guido De Carolis recently answered to a reader’s question in the pages of the Corriere di Bologna.
He (Di Vaio) would take a huge risk by staying another year in Italy. There’s no point thinking you could keep Di Vaio on the bench or use him only part time. We must play him or not.
A few months ago, the Impact’s president said on national teletvision that he wanted to respect the wishes of the targeted DP to conclude his European season before making any kind of announcement.
Bologna tied Siena 1-1 on Wednesday with Di Vaio playing the final 30 minutes as a sub. Combined with Lecce’s 2-0 home loss to Napoli makes it that Bologna is seven points above Serie A’s relegation zone with four games to go.
It means that the combination of six points won by Bologna or dropped by Lecce will confirm the Rossoblù’s spot in the Italian top flight next season. This could happen as soon as Sunday with a Bologna home victory over Genoa and a Lecce home loss to Parma. An announcement could come shortly after.