Our key summer signing.
Born July 7th 1984 (a good cancerean) in Rome Italy.
He started his career at his boyhood club where he went on to play over a 100 games over the next 6 years.
He scored 4 goals in 40 games on loan at Triestina in 2003/04.
He has represented (and captained) Italy at U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 scoring 6 goals along the way.
He also has 12 senior caps and 2 goals for the Azzuri.
This is his Girlfriend -
He has signed for us for an initial £5m rising to £20m based on appearances and performances over the length of his conract.
I am (as i think most know) a Roma fan second only to Liverpool and an Italy fan second only to England. And i have watched him from a boy and been literally carping on about him for years on here. I cant begin to explain how delighted i am to have him here, and how much i think his forward play will move our game as a whole forward.
I know theres a lot of sceptics, bourne out of two main reasons
1.Everyone loved Xabi
2.He has been injured a lot.
And i understand the fear. But if he gets fit, the first point will be forgotten in no time. He is a potential superstar, and i believe playing here will be brilliant for him to step up, and ultimately brilliant for us. I cant wait to see him play for us, i really am so excited as the day gets closer and closer.
I've seen him play maybe 30 or 40 times and he's always offered something. He can dribble and sees a the through ball really well, he has a great shot and will position himself somewhere between the edge of the centre circle and the D of the box and i think he can be effective providing for Gerrard and Torres in that position. He can also play more withdrawn although thats not his game really. So he could play in a 4-4-2.
I hope he makes you all as happy in the long term as i am that we have him at our club.
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Born July 7th 1984 (a good cancerean) in Rome Italy.
He started his career at his boyhood club where he went on to play over a 100 games over the next 6 years.
He scored 4 goals in 40 games on loan at Triestina in 2003/04.
He has represented (and captained) Italy at U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 scoring 6 goals along the way.
He also has 12 senior caps and 2 goals for the Azzuri.
This is his Girlfriend -
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He has signed for us for an initial £5m rising to £20m based on appearances and performances over the length of his conract.
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I am (as i think most know) a Roma fan second only to Liverpool and an Italy fan second only to England. And i have watched him from a boy and been literally carping on about him for years on here. I cant begin to explain how delighted i am to have him here, and how much i think his forward play will move our game as a whole forward.
I know theres a lot of sceptics, bourne out of two main reasons
1.Everyone loved Xabi
2.He has been injured a lot.
And i understand the fear. But if he gets fit, the first point will be forgotten in no time. He is a potential superstar, and i believe playing here will be brilliant for him to step up, and ultimately brilliant for us. I cant wait to see him play for us, i really am so excited as the day gets closer and closer.
I've seen him play maybe 30 or 40 times and he's always offered something. He can dribble and sees a the through ball really well, he has a great shot and will position himself somewhere between the edge of the centre circle and the D of the box and i think he can be effective providing for Gerrard and Torres in that position. He can also play more withdrawn although thats not his game really. So he could play in a 4-4-2.
I hope he makes you all as happy in the long term as i am that we have him at our club.