Chelsea , returning the rangy midfielder to his dwelling nation after a number of 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 executed. Chatting with the media in Turin, Casadei revealed he had pushed to maneuver again to Italy earlier than:
“This isn’t the primary yr I’ve tried to return again to Italy. Torino have at all times proven curiosity, so I’ve at all times pushed to return right here,” the 22 yr outdated stated.
“After I came upon there was a chance this summer season, I didn’t hesitate, so I’m very joyful. It was the correct time to return to Italy. I had been making an attempt to return again for some time, however issues didn’t go as I needed, in a means. 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 instructed me what he thinks, I had little question. I at all times needed to play for Chelsea, one of many greatest groups on the planet. I couldn’t be extra proud to play for Chelsea.”
How unusual… we marvel which is the reality? Maybe the supply 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 achieve it given how little he performed this yr.