Italian club Parma were today puzzled by reports suggesting sacked Leeds manager David O'Leary could be set for their top job - because they have just appointed a new coach.
The Italian club appointed former Venezia boss Cesare Prandelli on a two-year contract prior to the World Cup.
They therefore dismissed the suggestion that the 44-year-old Irishman could be in place for the start of the new Serie A season, after press reports that O'Leary had been approached in Sardinia yesterday.
Parma spokesman Giorgio Bottaro told PA International: "We recently acquired a new coach, Cesare Prandelli, who was presented a month ago and has signed a two-year deal with us.
"It (the story) is absolutely unfounded. We are not looking for a coach, we already have one."
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