03.05.2015 22:26 h

Di Natale overtakes Baggio in goals chart

Veteran Udinese striker Antonio Di Natale remained tight-lipped on his future after overtaking Roberto Baggio in the all-time Serie A goalscoring charts with his winner at Verona on Sunday.

The 37-year-old former Italy international scored his 206th Serie A goal with a cheeky backheel in his side's 1-0 win.

But he was subdued during his brief post-match interview, preferring to comment on the game than what will happen next season.

"I am happy both for me and my team-mates, we did well against a very good Verona side," said Di Natale.

"It is an honour to overtake Baggio and I am very happy for this goal, but I don't want to talk about my future."

Di Natale's contract runs out next year but Udinese have admitted that they would release the attacker if he decides to leave early.

Clubs in Dubai and America's MLS have reportedly expressed interest in the player.

He is currently sixth in the all-time Serie A goalscoring charts, ahead of players like Baggio, Alessandro Del Piero and Giuseppe Signori.

If he does decide stay for another year, he would surely have a good chance of overtaking legendary Inter Milan striker Giuseppe Meazza, who is in number four in the charts with 216 goals scored between 1929 and 1947.

He would also play at Udinese's redeveloped stadium, which should be ready for the start of 2016 and will be one Italy's few club-owned grounds.

Di Natale is from Napoli in the south of Italy but has spent his entire football career further north, playing for eight years at Tuscan team Empoli before moving to Udinese, who are close to the border with Slovenia in the north-east of Italy, in 2004.

A number of clubs have come knocking for him over the years, including his hometown team, but he has always remained faithful to a provincial club that has never won a major trophy in its 117-year history.