AS ROMA SIGNS CHRIS SMALLING ON A SEASON LONG TERM LOAN

AS ROMA SIGNS CHRIS SMALLING ON A SEASON LONG LOAN FROM MANCHESTER UNITED

    The England defender moves to the Seria A club until June 30, 2020
Roma have paid a loan fee of £2.71m for the services of Smalling for the next 10months.
     Smalling who will wear the Number six shirt said: This is the perfect opportunity for me.
The chance to experience a new league, with a big team that has got aspirations is exactly what i needed.
     "Hopefully i can hit the ground running. I'm looking forward to joining up with my teammates."
      Smalling had made 323 appearances for united since joining the club from Fulham since nine years ago.

He has won the premier league twice, the FA cup, the League cup and the Europa league.
   "we are pleased to bring a player like Chris, who has so much experience to Roma", said Roma sporting director Gianluca Petrachi
    "we are convinced he will help the growth of this squad and all the lads he play alongside"
   Smalling is the latest of a number of England Internationals to move to Italy in recent years

Ashley Cole played at Roma for 18 months after Signing in 2014, Michah Richards made a loan move to Fiorentina in the same year, Nathaniel Chalobah spent a Season on loan at Napoli at 2015, Joe Hart moved to Torino for a year in 2016 and Eniola Aluko left Chelsea for Juventus in 2018.