New Inter signing Andrea Poli has admitted his move from Sampdoria came as a bit of a surprise.
The former Blucerchiati midfielder is one of Italian football’s rising stars and following Samp’s relegation to Serie B, it was only a matter of time before he was snapped up.
“It was all a bit unexpected, but I’m over the moon about it. It’s a terrific opportunity for me and a dream come true,” he told the press.
“I’ll be taking up the challenge with determination and will be giving it everything I can. I have come to a really great club and it’s an honour for me.
“I’ll do all in my power to deserve this Inter shirt.”
Poli joined Inter on a season-long loan, with the option to buy him permanently at the end of the season.
“I’d like to thank all of the fans, I promise them I’ll do my best here.
“I can’t wait to meet up with my new teammates and to start working with them and with my new Coach.
“He’s a terrific coach [Gian Piero Gasperini] and he created quite a few problems for us [Sampdoria] when he was in Genoa.
“I’m really pleased he’ll be training me and I can’t wait to meet him for the first session.”
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