Adriano career not over, insists agent

Troubled Brazil forward Adriano’s agent insisted on Tuesday that his client’s career is not over.

The 27-year-old went to Brazil for international duty last month and has not returned to his club Inter Milan, claiming he would be unhappy if he came back to Italy.

His agent Gilmar Rinaldi is rumoured to be negotiating a termination to his club contract with Inter but he says that Adriano will be back.

“I think he will return to playing, he needs time to reflect and to make a decision,” said Rinaldi upon his arrival at Milan’s Malpensa airport.

“He’s calm in Rio (de Janeiro) with his family and now we’re waiting to talk with Inter.

“We have to do these things slowly, without haste, evaluating everything a little and then with Inter we’ll make a decision.

“But now we have to be cool, in Brazil and in Italy many things have been said, even that Adriano was dead.”

Rinaldi added that he had received no contact from other clubs regarding Adriano’s availability.

“Even if I do get an offer we wouldn’t reply. Right now there’s other things to sort out,” he said.

“There is a team, Inter, that has a contract and brought Adriano to Italy six years ago, we have to respect that.

“First we have to talk to them, explain everything and then we’ll see.”