“Why did I leave Italy? Because of Corvino,” he said. “I was told that I had to sign a new contract or I would be frozen out of the squad.
“I had a very good relationship with Coach Cesare Prandelli. I’m just sad that they chose to treat me like that because at the moment they have Tomas Ujfalusi whose contract is about to run out.
“At Juventus I was shut out and then they signed a great player like Vincenzo Iaquinta. Then in England I found a boss who had faith in me in Sven Goran Eriksson.”