Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti sayPizarro has been linked with Fiorentina, but Zanetti insists: "I often speak with David - clearly nobody likes to be outside the team, but he always has behaved in an extremely professional way.

"Unfortunately in his role there are two big players like Cambiasso and Veron, but Veron wants to return to Argentina at the end of the season.

"If that happens, Pizarro will have many more possibilities to play and to demonstrate his value: the future of Inter is him."

s teammate David Pizarro has a long future at the San Siro.