Di Natale to stay at Udinese

Udinese sporting director Pietro Leonardi has revealed that Antonio di Natale will not be leaving the club during the summer, despite rumours from several media sources that a move from Udine is on the cards. The player is valued at around £16 million.

He said: "He will remain with our project this summer and is an integral part of it having signed a contract until 2012. I will not talk about the market, I repeat that Udinese do not need to develop its players to sell them.

"Di Natale currently is the strongest player in Italy."

AC Milan and Juventus have both been linked with a move for the Italian international striker.