A couple of quotes from incoming players caught my eye. Don't know much about Verdu but this was pretty cool: "Four or five years ago I was here in Coverciano during pre-season with Espanyol when my team-mate Daniel Jarque was suddenly struck by illness. So I decided to pay homage to him by choosing his number, 21" I didn't even realize that Jarque died in Firenze. Then there was this from Kuba: “I’ll work to learn Italian, for now all I know is ‘buona sera’ and ‘forza Viola’.”
According to reports, Paulo Sousa is specifically asking for Benfica defender Lisandro Lopez. I asked my Benfica supporting friend about him and he says he's a good defender and would start more if Jardel wasn't playing so well.
Fiorentina defender Davide Astori admits he was “too cautious” during his loan spell at Roma last year. The centre-back was on loan to the Giallorossi from Cagliari, but the capital club opted not to make the move permanent this summer. The 28-year-old then joined the Viola, and admits he could have done more during his time with the Lupi. “Could I have stayed?” Astori considered in an interview with Sky. “That’s a question for the club, I’m sure if I’d stayed I could have given more. Adapting to a club like Roma isn’t easy, the mistake I made was being too cautious. “I had to be more assertive and authoritative. It’s a mistake I didn’t make this year.” Football-Italia