The BBC reports:
Udinese have outbid Sampdoria in a tender to gain the rights to striker Fabio Quagliarella who has been linked with a move to Manchester United. Both Italian sides held the rights to the 23-year-old Quagliarella's rights, who played for Sampdoria last season.
Neither Udinese or Sampdoria could agree on where Quagliarella should play this season, so in accordance with Italian league rules a tender was held to decide his destination.