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Official: Chievo Loan Esposito

Chievo have signed Roma winger Mauro Esposito in a season-long loan deal.

Esposito had been one of Serie A’s best wingers during six years at Cagliari between 2001 and 2007, and this helped him to win six caps for Italy.

Last summer Roma purchased 50 per cent of the Neapolitan’s contract for €2m plus the loan of Daniele Magliocchetti.

However things did not go according to plan in the Eternal City, and he made just eight Serie A appearances last season, none of them starts.

Earlier this summer, Roma surprisingly moved to gain full control of Esposito by purchasing the remaining 50 per cent from Cagliari.

However, the 29-year-old was immediately told that he did not feature in the club’s first team plans, and as a result he has been shipped off on loan to newly promoted Chievo.

The Flying Donkeys, who lost star man Victor Obinna to Inter last week, are also trying to complete a move for Napoli’s Mirko Savini before the transfer window shuts this evening.

Chievo had a good start to the new season, defeating Reggina 2-1 yesterday afternoon at the Stadio Bentegodi, thanks to an 88th minute winner by Vincenzo Italiano.