: (Question: if he is training on his own, why not take a chance and try a season in France? It's not as if he needed the money, and Lens is famous for its rabid support. They'd love him there. He'd enjoy it.)
He wants to stay in Italy, close to his family and his people. Europe is only a last resort for Roby. Here is the latest that I have found:
Udinese Is Close 20/08/00 (D.Sanders) - Diadora is mediating between Roberto Baggio and Udinese. Right now the club and the player appear to be in disagreement about how much they should pay the player, but maybe Diadora will make up the difference, after all, if Baggio plays in Udinese, he will have a great chance at his fourth world cup, and that is where Diadora would get the most exposure for the company's number one product, the black and yellow shoe of Roberto Baggio. Gazzetta Dello Sport is reporting that Udinese and Baggio are about 2 billion lira apart, and that Baggio is also still in negotiation with Reggina. It appears that Baggio wants to join Udinese, and the fans of Udinese want Baggio also.