Club Quote by Hernan Crespo

I could have stayed in Argentina but because I wanted to grow as a player, I went to Italy. I had the same idea…

— Erik Lamela

I was happy to be in the Argentina league. Then I started to play slowly, and I went to Italy and I started in…

— Manu Ginobili

I like playing in Italy. It was a challenge I wanted since very early in my career.

— Ronaldo

I do not have to return to Argentina because I feel more like a European player. Here I came very young and I left…

— Willy Caballero

I arrived in Milan when I was 18. But my time in Italian football helped me to mature.

— Alexandre Pato

I went abroad when I was 20, three years at Chelsea, a big club. Then two years at Madrid.

— Arjen Robben

It was tough moving to Italy so young. You don't have much experience of life, you are leaving your family and everything behind to…

— Jorginho

I have spent a lot of time in Italy throughout my career - especially when I was karting, because it's kind of the world…

— Lewis Hamilton

I have travelled and I have played for some amazing clubs along the way. In Italy and at Sion, I enjoyed my time.

— Kyle Lafferty

I have been going to Italy since 1980, but I always went to do work. I did not live overseas, because I do not…

— Bill Dixon

I had wanted to play for Penarol since I was a boy. When I was young, I would go to their training ground, but…

— Diego Forlan

I joined a big club like Monaco and it was extraordinary for my growth as a player. That gave me the chance to break…

— David Trezeguet