Gabriel Batistuta Wants to Follow Paolo Maldini

DBasia.news –  Argentine soccer legend, Gabriel Batistuta, claims he wants to follow in the footsteps of Paolo Maldini as director of his favorite club, Fiorentina.

Thousands of La Viola supporters took to the streets of Florence to celebrate Gabriel Batistuta’s 50th birthday. That also made him have a great determination to return to the Artemio Franchi as director someday.

“The greetings from the supporters made me have a strong desire to be a representative of Florence throughout the world. I think it will be able to repay the love given by the supporters, “Gabriel Batistuta said.

“Being the director of Fiorentina is the right position for me if I want to be a representative of Florence. I always have the desire to represent Fiorentina, “he explained.

Gabriel Batistuta is a figure of legend in Fiorentina. During his nine years career with La Viola Batigol he scored 168 goals in 269 appearances in Serie A. He was one of the reasons behind the revival of La Viola after the departure of Roberto Baggio in the 1990s.