Road less travelled the best route for Udinese's James Abankwah

Abankwah was due to leave Udinese on loan during the summer but then new boss Kosta Runjaic took a shine to him.

Thu, 10 Oct, 2024 - 06:15

Brendan O'Brien

Establishing a beachhead in a new land is one thing. Pushing on is another. Five Irish players joined Italian clubs in the nine months between August 2021 and July of the following year. Only one is currently playing for the same club.

Kevin Zefi has swapped Inter Milan for Roma, Festy Ebosele has left Udinese on loan for a stint at Watford, Cathal Heffernan has switched from AC Milan to Newcastle United while Aaron Connolly’s loan period at Venezia was done in the blink of an eye.