He was the last purchase of the transfer market session, the most anticipated both for what he did on loan last season and for the length of the negotiations that lasted all summer. Gianluca Gaetano has now returned to Cagliari, on loan with an obligation to buy on easy-to-obtain terms, and is ready to wear the rossoblù shirt again.
"It's been two difficult months: the wait was long, even mentally it wasn't easy, but in the end we did it and that's what matters ", his statements with which he presents himself again as a player of Cagliari, where he had played from February to May. "I never thought that the negotiation could not go well: I thank the club, the president Giulini, the sporting director Bonato. I thank all the Cagliari fans for the affection they have given me: I'll wait for you on Sunday at the stadium ".
Second debut. Curiously, Gaetano will be able to make his debut again as a Cagliari player against the team he was bought from: Napoli, on Sunday at 6 pm at the Domus. «It will be a beautiful match: difficult, physical, tough and with many duels», he says. « It will certainly be special for me: I will play against the team of my city and of my heart, it will be beautiful . It will be a very hard-fought match: Napoli has changed the way they play with Conte, they play more aggressive football but we propose the same». For Gaetano these two weeks have also served to get to know his new coach, Davide Nicola : «He is a very strong coach, who knows how to transfer ideas well to the group. He has an aggressive game, I like it a lot».
The goals. After having contributed to Cagliari's salvation, with 4 goals and 1 assist in just 11 appearances, Gaetano now wants to do even better. "My ambitions? The first is to reach salvation with Cagliari as soon as possible, the second is to be able to score more goals than those scored last season. The national team? I think about it every now and then, but it's not an obsession. I try to work during the week, game after game, and do well. I found a very strong group, with sound principles, where everyone tries to give a hand to their teammate. Only by following this path can you achieve important things."