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It seems that the discussions about fate might finally come to an end. The football player extended his contract with on Wednesday morning.
The 22-year-old star of the Italian youth national team will play in Parma until 2007, as he extended his current contract for another year. In a year, the striker will earn one million euros.
After a fantastically successful season, during which Gilardino scored 23 goals and remained the second most productive player in Serie A, and showed great interest in him, but after the contract extension, all talks about his possible transfer should pause for at least a year.
Meanwhile, "Parma" also announced the acquisition of the defender Fabio Simplicio. The 24-year-old Brazilian played five seasons in the "Sao Paulo" team, but decided to move to Italy after his contract expired. Simplicio signed a one-year contract with the new club, which can later be extended for another year.
