AS Roma Sign Manchester City Defender Kolarov In £4.5m Deal

Italian side AS Roma have secured the transfer of Serbian left back Aleksandr Kolarov from Manchester City for a fee of £4.5m on a three-year deal.

DONE DEAL 📋 Aleksandar Kolarov is an #ASRoma player, becoming our seventh signing of the summer!

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— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) July 22, 2017

Kolarov joined Manchester City from Roma’s rivals, Lazio, in a £16m deal in 2010 and played 247 times for the Citizens winning 2 League titles, 1 FA Cup title and 2 League Cup titles in seven years.

Speaking about the move, the 31- year old said: “I am extremely happy to be here,”

“I will give 100% and more for Roma. My objective is always the same: to win.” he added.

On his time at City, Kolarov said: “When I came in 2010, honestly, I didn’t expect to play so long.”

“Today is the day I have to say goodbye. For me, it’s a very sad day. I am proud that I was part of making City the club that it is.”