Maccarone deal not dead yet

Last updated : 07 June 2002 By Brian Cartlidge
Bruce has not given up on the signing and said that the 22-year-old Italian was still thinking through his options.

Maccarone was thought to have rejected Blues' offer because he preferred to stay in the Italian Serie A.
But Bruce told the Birmingham Evening Mail: "We discussed a fee and it was made clear to me that the player wanted time to think about it.

"I wouldn't say it's necessarily dead, I wouldn't say it's necessarily alive, but it's fair to say we've not given up.

"For somebody so young to get called up for the full Italy side as a Serie B player, of course he has exceptional talent.

"A lot of other clubs want him and there's plenty of water to go under the bridge yet. Let's see what develops."