After nineteen goals Andrea Compagno will say goodbye to the Tianjin Jimmen Tiger. The striker from Palermo is ready for a new adventure. From China the phone keeps ringing. Who knows, a call may also arrive from Italy. “Both my girlfriend and I got along very well, my son was born in China. On and off the pitch the club never let us lack anything, the fans had great enthusiasm. It was a great experience,” Compagno tells TuttoMercatoWeb.com.
He leaves Tianjin with nineteen goals.
“When I left I did so with doubts because I didn’t know what reality I was going to find. I’m happy with how I settled in and with the experience.”
With Mancini he came close to making the national team. A regret?
“It can’t be a regret, it was a great satisfaction. It’s right that those who play in the first tier leagues go to the national team. That pre-call came as a surprise, it’s impossible to set it as a goal if you play abroad. Some things don’t just depend on you, I always try to give my best.”
Italy’s attack is short of goals. How do you see the blue offensive department for the future?
“There are good hopes for the future. From Camarda to Esposito. Today it is important to let them grow without pressure.”
Where will your future be?
“I am free, I will evaluate every proposal. I built a background abroad. If the right call came from Italy it would be nice.”
Is the phone starting to ring?
“Mine no, but that of my agents, Fisher Sport who have been following me for a long time, yes. Now is their time.”
Scudetto: who are you aiming for?
“Antonio Conte is one of my favorite coaches. In Naples the Osimhen issue held sway until the end and may have slowed down certain mechanisms.
Napoli will be even more dangerous next year when they have assimilated their coach’s concepts even more. Inter starts as the underdogs. Then there is Atalanta who this year can have their say.”