Tuesday 30 May, 2006
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Former Lecce full-back Marco Cassetti has signed with Roma, while Fernando Couto extends his Parma career.
Cassetti put pen to paper on a three-year contract this evening and will receive £410,000 per season.
The defender had confirmed to newspapers last week that he had chosen the Giallorossi as his next destination following Lecce’s relegation to Serie B and he underwent a medical this morning.
Roma will pay £1.1m for co-ownership of Cassetti, who has two senior Italy caps to his name.
However, there are still some details to resolve, as the Stadio Via del Mare side hasn’t yet finalised which youth team player to take as part of the deal.
He is Roma’s second signing of the summer, as ex-Sampdoria midfielder Max Tonetto penned a contract holding him to the club until June 2008.
In other news, Fernando Couto has extended his Parma contract until June 2007, as his current deal was set to expire this summer.
The Portuguese defender had considered retirement, as he’ll turn 37 in August, but opted to continue at the Stadio Tardini for another season.
Couto first hit Italian shores with Parma in 1994-95, then moved to Lazio after a spell at Barcelona, returning to the Gialloblu this term. He has so far amassed 207 Serie A appearances and 13 goals. |