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#6 Emanuele Giaccherini – Napoli

NAPLES, ITALY - MARCH 12:  Emanuele Giaccherini of SSC Napoli in action during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and FC Crotone at Stadio San Paolo on March 12, 2017 in Naples, Italy.  (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
The Jekyll and Hyde of Italian football

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me so many times that it’s getting a little silly? That’s kind of where we are with the Italian enigma that is Emanuele Giaccherini.

The diminutive Italian has jumped from Serie A winner with Juventus to forgotten man at Sunderland, Nerazzurri saviour with the national team to club sanctuary with Bologna. So who did we get in Naples? A non-factor really, who scored once in the 16 limited appearances he got this season with only one start.

Despite playing 90 minutes several times for Italy in the European Championships, the 32-year-old played more than 45 minutes in a game just once all season. With age creeping up on him and his chances of breaking into Maurizio Sarri’s first team incredibly slim to almost impossible, it might be time for another move that might flip Giaccherini again.

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