Ciro motionless, it's done

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By: Manu Tournoux

European champion in 2021 with Italy, quadruple top scorer in Serie A, Ciro Immobile left Lazio last year, but his adventure in Besiktas lasted only one season.

Immobile ciro news? He is back in Serie A! The emblematic number 9 of Lazio, winner of the Euro with the Nazional in 2021, had decided to leave the Biancocelesti last year. Him the quadruple capocannoniere! He was top scorer in the Italian championship in 2013-2014 with the Torino (22 goals), then in 2017-2018 (34 goals), 2019-2020 (29 goals) and 2021-2022 (36 goals) with the Roman training. He is the top scorer in the history of Lazio (207 achievements).

At 35, Immobile decided to shorten his adventure in Türkiye. He had engaged with the Besiktas until 2026 but, after a season at 19 goals in 41 matches (for only a 4th place in Süper Lig), terminated his contract. Direction Bologna! A one -year contract has been signed. The Rossoblu finished 9th but won the Italian Cup against AC Milan (0-1), on May 14 at Olimpico, and will therefore compete in the Europa League.

The Bolonais played the Champions League last season, for an inexperienced route (8th, a victory against Dortmund, three draws, four defeats), and their two centers, Santiago Castro and Thijs Dallinga did not shine. The young Argentinian revealed to Velez Sarsfield scored 8 goals in Serie A and none in C1, when the Dutch recruited in Toulouse compiled 3 goals in the championship and only one in the European Cup.

Motionless already makes the nets tremble

Despite his advanced age, Ciro Immobile could well start as a holder-holder under the orders of Vincenzo Italiano. The Italian veteran started with the preparation meeting against Levadiakos (3-2) on Saturday noon, alongside Lewis Ferguson, Nicolo Cambiaghi and Riccardo Orsolini, the star player of the team (17 goals last season). Immobile offered a double and Dallinga scored the third goal when he got into play.

The Bologna FC hit the jackpot by selling Sam Beukema to Naples for 31 million euros and Dan Ndoye in Nottingham Forest for 42 million. In addition to motionless, another 2021 European champion is back in Italy, since Federico Bernardeschi, 31, joined Bologna after two seasons in Toronto.