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Bologna president Albano Guaraldi has poured cold water on the deal though by suggesting a transfer is far from completed.
"Ramirez can say whatever he wants and I know he is very angry about this situation," Guaraldi told the Corriere di Bologna.
"But I am the president of Bologna, and if the deal is only satisfactory to two parties out of three and the third is me, it won't be done.
"The conditions proposed by the British team did not satisfy me: they must either change or Ramirez will remain a Bologna player."
Southampton start their Premier League campaign with a trip to champions Manchester City on Sunday.
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Bologna president Albano Guaraldi has poured cold water on the deal though by suggesting a transfer is far from completed.
"Ramirez can say whatever he wants and I know he is very angry about this situation," Guaraldi told the Corriere di Bologna.
"But I am the president of Bologna, and if the deal is only satisfactory to two parties out of three and the third is me, it won't be done.
"The conditions proposed by the British team did not satisfy me: they must either change or Ramirez will remain a Bologna player."
Southampton start their Premier League campaign with a trip to champions Manchester City on Sunday.
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