Fiorentina director Pantaleo Corvino has again declared Nikola Kalinic is not for sale.

On Tuesday, Kalinic went public with his desire to leave for AC Milan.

"We have respect for a club like Milan and when there is respect, we have to be honest," Corvino said at the Sportitalia Awards this evening.

“I told them that we don't want to lose Kalinic. In China they were prepared to pay the release clause (of €55m), but the player did not want to go.

“He is a lad to be appreciated and admired because he tells you what he wants to your face. We take all that into account.

“We have made a decision and we're sticking with that."