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Mario Gobbi in his room in São Jorge Park
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Imagine the Corinthians giving away most of their athletes to serve the Brazilian national team. This would happen if Luiz Felipe Scolari accepted Pelé's suggestion that last Monday he said Timão could serve as a basis for Brazil's calls.
President Mario Gobbi Filho is restless just thinking about the possibility. And complain. The first time he approached the matter, he disagreed with the King and stated that there are other clubs on the ‘same level or above’ of the Corinthians.
– Who am I to diverge from Pelé? A man who knows football deeply. I just think he oversized our team, I think there are others who are on the same level and level. In football you have to prove every day that you're good, that you have a winning team, football is very cyclical. He must have done momentary analysis. But I disagree with him, there are other great teams that are on the same level or even above Corinthians – said the agent, in an interview with LANCE!Net.
It is worth remembering that, in this period, Timão will define the classification for the second phase of the Copa Libertadores. On April 3, he faces Millonarios (COL) in Bogotá, Colombia. Already on the 10th, he will face the San José (BOL), in Pacaembu, to close the group stage of the tournament.
– The president of CBF (José Maria Marin) called me, consulting me about what I thought, considering that the game was to honor young Kevin. I said I'd engage in the proposal. Then I talked to Felipon, he told me that the project is to take a little bit of each team, and the Corinthians would come out three names. I accepted it, I thought it was fair, so I think that at a time like this, we too, in solidarity, must give up a little of our priorities. The fact came up in a Corinthians game, so nothing fairer to be holding hands for young Kevin – he said.
At another time, the alvinegro president commented on the harassment of selectables from his cast, such as Paulinho and Ralf. And he again stressed that he only talks about possible proposals from Europe after the Liberators.
Band presenter and former player Neto, Timão's current advisor, said that Bayern Munich (ALE) made a proposal of 22 million euros (about R$ 56 million) for Ralf.
– There is no proposal (by Ralf). If anyone wants or is interested in any of the Corinthians players, we only sit down to talk after the Liberators. First, they're handcuffed, tied. Nobody leaves! Leave the Corinthians alone... Here comes Pelé telling us he's taking Corinthians... Team building is hard. You don't know what it's like to make a football team. Now Pelé comes to tell me he wants to take everyone to the national team... We're super nothing, we're the people's team. Only – Gobbi concluded.
Source: Lancenet
