Evan Ferguson's change of scene ideal for player stuck in a rut

Ferguson was brought to Roma’s Centro Sportivo Fulvio Bernardini training facility on Monday to complete his medical.

Evan Ferguson’s arrival in Italy is part of a summer of turnover at Roma. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

Thirty-five years on from the scene of Ireland’s peak World Cup moment, the current hope Evan Ferguson will use the Stadio Olimpico as his revival launchpad.

The ancient city of Rome has produced oodles of history within cultural, political and sporting contexts and Ferguson is there to pen his own personal chapter.