When Sam Lammers left Rangers for Utrecht back in January, his career at Ibrox looked to be over after just six months. The Dutch striker arrived from Serie A side Atalanta on a four-year deal to some acclaim last summer, but Rangers fans quickly grew frustrated with their new man's profligacy in front of goal. The 27-year-old scored just two goals in 31 outings for his new club, and was duly loaned to the Eredivisie by manager Philippe Clement, where he has rediscovered his scoring touch.
As Mourinho heads to Turkey to manage Fenerbahce and Conte returns to Italy to take charge of Napoli, Europe’s biggest clubs may have consigned two of the game’s largest characters to the past
Veteran French striker Olivier Giroud bid farewell to AC Milan in subdued fashion as they slipped to a 5-2 defeat at the hands of AS Roma in an entertaining post-season friendly in Perth on Friday. But Giroud struggled to get involved and was constantly crowded out by Roma defenders aiming to deny him a farewell flourish, and he was substituted at half-time.
As their 130th year comes to a close, Italy's oldest club Genoa dream of a bright future.