Last update 13 December, 2023 by Alberto Llopis
Francesco Tavano He arrived at Valencia from Empoli due to the exaggerated number of 10 millions of euros. Endorsed by compatriot, the legendary left-back Amadeo Carboni, who had just retired as Valencia player and had spent a few days shipments lawn to serve as Sporting Director club Valencia. The truth is that the signing of his compatriot was not the best of its operations for the year remained at the forefront of the sports management of Valencia as Italian striker, It was a disastrous signing on par with expensive.
Francisco Tavano: One of Valencia's worst operations in recent decades
Born in 1979, had 27 when he came to Valencia in the summer of 2006. Started bad thing, since his move, I didn't like it at all Quique Sanchez Flores, club coach at the time. In fact, this operation was the beginning of many differences between Carboni and coach which ended up costing the position to Italian 2007. Tavano, for his part, arrived after having been the top scorer of the Empoli in Serie B and also in the Italian top flight, Serie A season where 2005/06, He had marked 17 goals.
By numbers it didn't look bad but it wasn't to the taste of the coach who was also in conflict with the sports director., the matter became more complicated. With this outlook and its high price slab things it looks bad and it was. He debuted in November 2006, many months after he arrived and departed in December, in the winter after playing 44 minutes in three league games in which he left deputy and two other times in European competition. Valencia ceded it to Rome and then went to Livorno 6 millions confirming a ruinous operation, one of many in that decade and that led the Valencian club over the years to a difficult situation that still drags..