The La Gazzetta dello Sport ticker confirms it. Fanini says that he heard it from the people very closed to Mario and that Mario himself will confirm it soon.
"Not so quickly" says Mario's manager in the very latest separate ticker in La Gazzetta.He said there are no contacts at the moment and that Mario will himself announce it if and when.
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