WITHOUT ANY DOUBT
21/06/2007 18.22.00
Alberto Gilardino has been back at Milanello following his meniscus operation and has only one thought on his mind: 'I have always wanted to stay at Milan and still want to.'
MILAN - After a day at Milanello as he recovers from his meniscus operation, Alberto Gilardino spoke to Milan Channel: 'I am pleased, I had 10 days holiday where I recovered from the meniscus operation. I have had positive checks. I will train over these days. I had the operation because I had some bother with it at the end of the season, now I am fine and I am recovering thanks to Roberto Morosi and his medical staff's help. I want to be 100% before taking the pitch.
'I have always wanted to stay at Milan and still want to. It's disappointing to read things that are not true, it puts my professional position at a bit of a risk because I have always behaved in the best way in the Milan shirt. I am especially disappointed for the Rossoneri fans, the club which has always had great faith in me, the things that have been said on television and written in the papers are absolutely not true. I still want to wear the Milan shirt next season.'
Where some things in the interview after the final in Athens changed around? 'Yes, some things were. It's normal for me to vent what I feel for a series of reasons after a match such as the one in Athens. You know better than me that a young player like me really wants to play and make a contribution to the team. For my part, maybe it was not the best thing to hold that interview and a lot of things were changed around which leaves me unhappy especially for the coach, the club and the people who read it. But I repeat, my conscience is clear. I know what I want so there are no problems. I am happy to remain here and start this extraordinary season that take us to play in the really important European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup.'