​Fiorentina, Kalinic: “I’m not worth 50 million Euros. China? Money isn’t everything”

On the one side the temptation from the East, on the other Florence and all the love of the Italian city. Nikola Kalinic was close to leaving Italy and Fiorentina to become a new player for Tianjin Quanjian, Chinese team coached by Fabio Cannavaro. The striker told his side of the story in an interview with Il Corriere della Sera: “It was a long and complicated month, but I always tried to remain focused on my job. My choice was always clear: To stay with Fiorentina. I swear I didn’t know the exact offer, but money isn’t everything in life. I’ve just arrived in top flight football a year and a half ago, I don’t want to leave already. I feel like I still have lots to accomplish in Europe.”

With interest from China coming in, a lot of talk about his 50 million Euro exit clause came to light: “I’m not worth all that money, and I doubt anyone will spend it. Either way, I wasn’t the one who asked for it, the club and my agent discussed it.”

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