"I want to reveal that this morning (yesterday) I called Dida," said Galliani. "I wanted to personally reassure him. I told him he should stay calm because he's one of the great goalkeepers in the world and with him we've had some of the best years of our lives. His time will come again.

"With all due respect to (Fiorentina keeper) Sebastien Frey, we go forward with our two goalkeepers, Dida and Zeljko Kalac, next season."