Galliani says still no agreement

After his morning meeting with Claudio Lotito, Adriano Galliani gave an online interview with Gazzetta.it, answering questions from viewers. Naturally one of the subjects discussed was the ongoing negotiations over the transfer of Massimo Oddo. Here is what Galliani had to say:

Ho avuto un incontro in mattinata con Claudio Lotito; non abbiamo trovato un accordo, perché il gap economico tra domanda e offerta resta alto, anche se di cifre non ne faccio. Comunque continueremo a trattare per quello che consideriamo il nostro unico obiettivo per il mercato di gennaio. Oddo in questo momento lo darei al 50% e se non dovesse venire acquisiremo un terzino destro a luglio.

"I had a meeting in the morning with Claudio Lotito; we haven't reached an agreement, because the price difference between the request and the offer remains large, and I am not making more offers. Regardless we will continue to negotiate for what we consider our single objective for the January trading period. At this time Oddo could give us 50% and if he won't come we will acquire a right back in June."

Not too much of a surprise. Lotito is standing firm, but Milan still has 19 days to wear him down.