Cagliari can buy Semih Kılıçsoy for €12 million: a figure that's no longer as frightening as it was a few months ago . "How can you not buy him? It would mean we're crazy," stated sporting director Guido Angelozzi moments before kick-off for Roma-Cagliari . "He's an extraordinary young player. He's scored four goals since playing, and they're impressive." How much is he worth? "If he keeps scoring like this, he's a player worth €40 million."
Last week, Turkey's coach, Vincenzo Montella, showed up to meet Kılıçsoy in Asseminello . "He said he's a very interesting player, if he says so as a former centre-forward..." Angelozzi clarified. "He's a 2005-born player with significant potential. I think he'll make headlines in Europe, and many teams will follow him." And the comparison the Cagliari sporting director makes is a weighty one: "He's a bit like Gerd Müller, the classic centre-forward."
Angelozzi also explains how the idea of Kılıçsoy for Cagliari came about: " The agent Federico Pastorello brought him to our attention, and he told the president . We started following him, sent a scout to Turkey, and then spoke with Montella and the staff. That's how we signed him." On Pisacane: "It was the president's idea, as he'd seen him coaching in the youth academy. From the training camp, I realized he was destined for the job; he has an impressive serenity about him."