Finally. Ardian Ismajli. Who had a long apprenticeship before ending up in the front pages. Before becoming a transfer man for a big team, he who in Kosovo, Croatia, Italy, never won a single title. At twenty-eight, he is ready for the big leap and the season he is experiencing as the absolute leader of the defense of Roberto D’Aversa’s excellent Empoli, someone who knows a lot about defensive phases, confirms this. The average grade of Tuttomercatoweb.com after the first days of the championship it is the absolute certification: the 1996 born Majance is, together with Federico Dimarco of Inter, the best defender in the whole Serie A with an average score of 6.45 after eleven days of the championship in the archive.
Ismajli’s long apprenticeship
Born and raised in Kosovo, he then began playing in Croatia where he moved to the youth team of Hajduk Split. Four years in the first team, he immediately began to follow the Italian teams. First Bologna and Atalanta, then Lecce. Torino tried but couldn’t find an agreement, then Hellas Verona too but the centre-back didn’t convince the then coach Ivan Juric. So Spezia accelerates in the summer of 2020: 2.5 million euros go to Hajduk and the Albanian international goes to strengthen Vincenzo Italiano’s defensive department. A year later, here is Empoli: the Greek Nikolaou goes to Liguria, Ismajli to Tuscany, the rest is recent history.
Who wants the Albanian international
In three years, Ismajli’s performance grows, he is observed closely by half of Europe but Corsi’s club resists. This is the season of consecration and this time too the Azzurri have seen things through. Cristiano Giuntoli has been an admirer of his for a long time, since his time at Napoli and therefore also now for Juventus. The Azzurri as well, and now also Inter who are looking for a reliable, expert, rocky, quality defender. After a long apprenticeship, here is the perfect profile.