"When I heard about the opportunity to come here to Cagliari, I immediately said yes." Here he is, Alessandro Romano, the first Rossoblu signing who, along with Englishman Harry Winks, will have to fill the void left by Gianluca Gaetano at the heart of the pitch. "We're talking about an important player who's had a great season. More than the pressure, however, I feel the responsibility. I know what Cagliari means to the fans," the twenty-year-old Swiss midfielder is keen to point out. He arrived on loan with an obligation to buy, after which he will sign a contract until 2032.
" I feel ready , I've grown a lot at Roma and in the last six months at Spezia," Romano said in his first press conference in red and blue, inside the Crai Sport Center in Assemini, where Pisacane's team is breaking the ice after a month and a half of vacation before getting into the thick of preparations in Ponte di Legno, starting July 22nd. "I've always played mostly as a traditional playmaker, but I'm at the manager's disposal, ready to play as a double midfielder or a mezzala if needed." Speaking of the Neapolitan coach, who was captivated by his skills in a Cagliari-Roma match in the Primavera championship: "The first, light contacts with the manager took place a couple of years ago," Romano revealed . "Then this year we spoke, he presented his project to me and from that point it all came naturally. Just as it was natural for me to metabolize his concepts on the pitch."
His impact with the group was also good . "A fantastic group, young, with a lot of energy, a desire to work and learn." And the fact that Cagliari has developed so many young players in recent years was one of the reasons that made him say yes immediately. He didn't know any of his new teammates except Trepy, an opponent on the pitch but a friend off it when they both still played in the Primavera championship. "It will be great to play together. I'll give my all for this shirt."
