Chelsea , returning the rangy midfielder to his house nation after just a few years with the Blues the place he struggled for first staff motion.
It got here on the finish of a month of negotiating, with Lazio seeming to have sealed the deal earlier than Torino bought it performed. Chatting with the media in Turin, Casadei revealed he had pushed to maneuver again to Italy earlier than:
“This isn’t the primary 12 months I’ve tried to come back again to Italy. Torino have all the time proven curiosity, so I’ve all the time pushed to come back right here,” the 22 12 months outdated mentioned.
“Once I discovered there was a risk this summer time, I didn’t hesitate, so I’m very blissful. It was the suitable time to return to Italy. I had been making an attempt to come back again for some time, however issues didn’t go as I needed, in a approach. I actually needed to return to Italy, and now I’m lastly right here.”
Midfielder’s head-spinning 180 on leaving Chelsea
That’s fairly the turnaround from the midfielder, who why he had determined to stay round at Stamford Bridge and the way supervisor Enzo Maresca had persuaded him to stay round:
“I by no means had the concept to [leave] completely. I spoke with the supervisor, he informed me what he thinks, I had little doubt. I all the time needed to play for Chelsea, one of many largest groups on the earth. I couldn’t be extra proud to play for Chelsea.”
How unusual… we surprise which is the reality? Maybe the provide from Torino in the summertime was only a mortgage. Regardless of the case could also be, this looks like a wise setup for all events now. It maybe simply took 6 months too many to succeed in it given how little he performed this 12 months.