Trent Sainsbury

[Internazionale88]

Australia's best defender currently. Not up to the level of Inter Milan but still a better 5th choice CB than Ranocchia.

 

[capitano92]

Really good news to see. Hopefully he gets a run out and performs well.

 

[Kakaroto]

Always rated him mates. Get the pole up lads.

 

[I4E]

Hopefully Trent turns up to Appiano Gentile with a cupala jars of vegemite & boxes of weet bix and tells the lads "get that intaya"... That shit will turn you into a sexual tyransaur.

 

[KevinB]

Disappointed they didn't send Us Roger Martinez . This is the 2nd most WTF is this player ever. Rivas was the most wtf is this as not even his mom knew who he was

Incorrect. Lampre Choutos is easily the most wtf player we've had

Houssaine Kharja.

Tommaso Rocchi

 

[ScottishInterista]

Tommaso Rocchi

Adama Fofana

 

[Bluenine]

Just read that Trent has a UK passport. So at least we didn't waste a non-EU spot on him.

IMO we did not need to replace Ranocchia, Medel has already done that for us. We are only in 1 competition now, 4 CBs were more than enough. I guess this is a favour to Jiangsu. Maybe they will return the favour and buy Nagatomo and Biabiany from us.

 

[Quantum]

Australian defender Trent Sainsbury admits he was “shocked” by his deadline day move to Inter.

Having loaned Andrea Ranocchia to Hull City, the Nerazzurri needed a backup centre-back, and brought the 25-year-old from Jiangsu Suning until the end of the season.

“I didn’t expect to come back to Europe so soon,” Sainsbury admitted, speaking to the Chinese website 163.

“Especially to go and play at a high-level club like Inter, I was shocked.

“I always thought I’d go back to the Netherlands to prove my worth in Europe, but now I have to take advantage of a rare opportunity like Inter, I couldn’t refuse.

“It’s only a loan, but I can show my value. The competition is fierce, but if I play my best then I think I can stake my claim.

“I won’t go to Inter just to put it on my CV, I want to make a big impact. If I get a chance to play, it would be a beautiful thing.”

Source: http://www.football-italia.net/97770/sainsbury-‘shocked-inter’

He was also shocked by this transfer. He's one of us.

 

[Fitzy]

I think he was brought in so that Jiangsu can grab another foreign player. But if he gets a chance here and there and does a decent job, he might be able to get a move in the off-season to another club in Europe.

 

[Pharaoh]

Lmfao this thread is the new "Down Under" thread

 

[Shaun]

Adama Fofana

He was signed because of EU spots or some shit. He never trained with the squad or anything

 

[Il Drago]

 

[Shark]

Scudetto? Bloody oath mate.

 

[Kakaroto]

So I hear our President MIGA yelled at Australia on the phone for sending us their unwanted refugees.

 

[Il Drago]

While Australians reacted with a sense of pride and shock at the move, the infamous pink pages of the Milan-based La Gazzetta Dello Sport expressed a different view on Wednesday morning when Inter's long search for defensive depth led them to a little-known Australian based in China.

His playing history was described as "not memorable" by the newspaper, which suggested Sainsbury struggled to cement a first-team spot during a two-year stint at lesser-known Dutch club PEC Zwolle. That analysis ignored a lengthy injury lay-off.

Another story in the same publication suggested he was fired from Jiangsu Suning by owner Zhang Jin Dong. However, that was refuted by his Australian agent, Tony Rallis, on Thursday.

"Jiangsu management said they were more than happy for Trent to stay because of his performances last year," Rallis said. "We are ecstatic that he's joined such a large institutional, marquee club and believe this education in Italian football is the Harvard of central defenders."

According to Rallis, Inter coach Stefano Pioli monitored Sainsbury for a month and scouted a number of matches. Sainsbury only agreed to the move after Ranocchia was moved on to Hull in order to improve his chances of first-team football.

"We thought it as a wonderful opportunity for Trent," Rallis said. "The club showed its intent, the coach [Pioli] sanctioned the move. Our understanding is he scouted Trent and believed he could help Inter Milan."

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/soccer/trent-sainsburys-move-to-inter-milan-earns-mixed-reaction-in-italy-20170202-gu495v.html

 

[.h.]

He was signed because of EU spots or some shit. He never trained with the squad or anything

correct. You get 1 non eu slot per season + an extra one if you move someone abroad (loan or perm) who is also non-EU. Fofana's sole purpose was not to squander a slot, but give us someone to re-gain it in future windows. Alot of clubs do the same thing, I remember Milan doing it a couple of seasons ago when some non-EU transfers fell through and they just wanted to get anyone

 

[Black Knight]

this education in Italian football is the Harvard of central defenders

It worked wonders for Ranocchia

 

[chipschups]

It worked wonders for Ranocchia

he is drop out

 

[pupivn]

welcome

 

[cloudq]

First Australian in Inter's history ✔

OTOH:
1. Christian Vieri
2. Carl Valeri
3. Reno Piscopo

Though I will give you Sainsbury is the first Australian of non-Italian descent to sign for Inter