July 13, 2007
SVEN GORAN ERIKSSON has hailed his first signing as Manchester City boss.
Rolando Bianchi, 24, completed his £8.8million switch from Reggina today.
And Eriksson was quick to praise the Italian striker, who will wear the No10 shirt at City.
Sven said: "He scored nearly 20 goals last season in Serie A, which is a lot of goals in such a difficult league.
"He's young and I think it's a very important signing because he should have a great future.
"He's a good footballer as well as a good goal scorer, which is what we need.
"He's very hard working, very strong and he can score - if you can score nearly 20 goals in Serie A and you are not with one of the top clubs like Milan or Juve then you must be talented.
"It's a good record, and let's hope he continues with it.
"The signing's good because the club has been working very hard and there will be some more to come in for sure.
"I hope that the fans will be happy with this first signing and the rest as well. I'm very optimistic about Rolando."
SVEN GORAN ERIKSSON has hailed his first signing as Manchester City boss.
Rolando Bianchi, 24, completed his £8.8million switch from Reggina today.
And Eriksson was quick to praise the Italian striker, who will wear the No10 shirt at City.
Sven said: "He scored nearly 20 goals last season in Serie A, which is a lot of goals in such a difficult league.
"He's young and I think it's a very important signing because he should have a great future.
"He's a good footballer as well as a good goal scorer, which is what we need.
"He's very hard working, very strong and he can score - if you can score nearly 20 goals in Serie A and you are not with one of the top clubs like Milan or Juve then you must be talented.
"It's a good record, and let's hope he continues with it.
"The signing's good because the club has been working very hard and there will be some more to come in for sure.
"I hope that the fans will be happy with this first signing and the rest as well. I'm very optimistic about Rolando."