Armando Icho, who played for Napoli in the past, regretted turning down interest from Arsenal.
He is an Italian centre-back. He showed promise while growing up at Naples youth, but his adult stage debut was a failure. He subsequently moved through Triestina Calcio and Avellino before heading to Genoa in 2014 where he made his Italian Serie A debut.
Although he made his rather late debut at the age of 22, Icho quickly adapted to the league. In the first year of his debut, he showed his presence by appearing in 20 league matches, and in the 2015-16 season, he played in 34 matches, including dropping points and cup competitions. His performance at Genoa led to a move to a bigger club.
So Icho headed to Torino for the 2018-19 season. The team changed, but there were no problems with adaptation. Immediately established as a starting player, he played 39 games, including the cup, this season and scored 4 goals and 1 assist, emerging as a league-class defender. Thanks to Torino’s 7th place in the league this season, they were qualified to participate in the UEFA Europa League (UEL) qualifiers, and Icho experienced the European competition.
Thanks to his development as a high-level center back, many big clubs were interested in him. Arsenal and Inter Milan were representative. According to Italian media ‘Sport Italia’, he said: “When I was in Europe and renewed my contract with Torino, my ex-agent told me that Arsenal and Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan were interested in me.”
A situation where you can take a step forward in your career. However, Icho turned down the opportunity. “I had special feelings for Torino. I believed in their project and decided to stay. That year I scored six goals, but I didn’t get an offer from any team,” he said.
Icho couldn’t believe the situation.바카라사이트 “I asked myself, ‘How can no team pay attention?’ Two years later, Glaisson Bremer scored four goals and the team was in 10th place, but he went to Juventus,” he said incredulously. showed a reaction.
The cost of refusing the transfer was high. After the 2018-19 season, Icho started to go downhill little by little. In the 2021-22 season, he became a candidate and only made 13 appearances, and moved to AC Monza this season.