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Bojinov on Parma radar
Sunday 8 July, 2007
Parma will turn their attention to Fiorentina’s Valeri Bojinov if the club fail to net Manchester United starlet Giuseppe Rossi.

The Gialloblu are understood to have tabled a £6m bid to United, for the player they signed on a six-month loan in January, in an attempt to boost their strike force.

However, should they fail to snap up the Under-21 international then they already have an alternative target lined up in the shape of the Bulgarian.

Fiorentina sporting director Pantaleo Corvino has admitted that the striker is on the verge of being sold after he turned down the offer of a new contract.

Bojinov is a highly-rated attacker even if he has lost his way since initially joining the Viola in January 2005 for £11m from Lecce.

He spent last season on loan at Juventus in Serie B, but failed to convince the Turin giants to take up their option to sign him outright this summer.

Bojinov, who is equipped with a sweet left foot, is also understood to be a possible target for Torino and Napoli.

Parma have already completed a piece of transfer business with the Tuscan side this summer after signing Reginaldo from them.

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