Calling Lazio

"I send a sincere greeting to the people of Lazio... I want to visit them as soon as possible

"I send a sincere greeting to the people of Lazio . . . I want to visit them as soon as possible. I don't know whether it will be now or in the future but I must realise my dream of playing in Italy. Lazio are a great team full of many fabulous players, they have a superior squad technically and mentally to Real." Yep, Nicolas Anelka, hardly a wet week at Real Madrid, has set his sights on a move to Italian football. Wanderlust, eh? It's a curse. Although those chunky signing-on fees probably help ease the pain.

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Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times