Davide Petrucci's signing for Manchester United angers Roma

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Manchester United Make Two Signings
Published 6/13/2008 by Red Ranter at Red Rants
... for a further four years — a very important signing, if you ask me. And the second, and a lesser known one, was that of 17 year old promising youngster Davide Petrucci from Roma’s youth team. ...

Deco, Torres, Kaka, David Villa, Ronaldinho, Ribery and Quaresma are all Stamford Bridge bound
Published 6/13/2008 by Arthur Antunes Coimbra at 101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more
... The story behind today’s “Runner-up” quote is provided by Malcolm Moore in the Telegraph. “Just days after they were pipped by Arsenal to the signature of 17-year-old Cardiff midfielder Aaron Ramsey, United snapped up Davide Petrucci, 16, who scored 14 goals in 19 matches last season and was the top scorer in Roma’s youth team. He has also tarred for Italy’s under-17 team. United will pay Petrucci £95,000 a year and will cover the cost of regular flights home to Italy. The deal is the maximum permissible offer for a youth-team ...