Roma’s Sadiq Umar joins Perugia

Italian B division side, AC Perugia has announced the signing of AS Roma's Sadiq Umar on a loan deal for the rest of the 2018-2019 season.

The striker spent the first half of the season under Steven Gerrard at Rangers but cancelled his contract six months earlier than planned.

⚪️🔴 Benvenuto Sadiq!
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— A.C. Perugia (@ACPerugiaCalcio) January 9, 2019

Speaking to Owngoalnigeria, Sadiq explains why he chose to move to Perugia.

” Perugia have been interested in me for a while. Although this time around I had offers from teams playing in top division in other European Leagues, I decided to opt for Perugia because I will no doubt get playing time,” Sadiq said.

“It’s my first season ever in the Serie B but I won’t struggle to adapt because I understand the language, the culture and also the style of play in Italy which might not be the case if I decide to move to a team in another league “