Patrick Cutrone is joining Thierry Henry and Cesc Fabregas at Como after the Rangers linked striker brought an end to his ill-fated spell at Premier League outfit Wolverhampton Wanderers, via the club’s official website.
During the summer of 2019, two exciting young Italian centre-forwards joined Premier League clubs for a combined fee of around £40 million.
Three years on, Moise Kean remains something of a persona non grata at Everton. Cutrone, meanwhile, leaves Molineux via the back door after managing as many league goals (three) as he did underwhelming loan spells during his time contracted to the Black Country outfit.
Patrick Cutrone leaves Wolves for Como after Rangers links
Cutrone, the Express and Star say, has now cut ties with Wolves for good. He joins ambitious Serie B outfit Como on what they describe as a ‘nominal fee’, albeit with a sell-on clause.
The implication being that, if Cutrone can rediscover some semblance of the form that once saw him inherit Pippo Inzaghi’s legendary number nine shirt at AC Milan, at least Wolves will see some return on their £16 million investment.
Como, who finished 13th in the Italian second tier last term, have signed Spain legend Cesc Fabregas; the 2010 World Cup winner adding another of Europe’s most picturesque locations to an already enviable list. One that includes Monaco, Barcelona and London.
Fellow Arsenal hero Thierry Henry is also now working as a shareholder at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia.
According to Football Scotland, Rangers were offered the chance to take Cutrone to Ibrox earlier in the summer. This, however, was not an opportunity Giovanni van Bronckhorst and co ever seemed overly keen to grasp. There’s a player in there somewhere, of course. But it’s over four years now since Cutrone was making waves in the red and black of AC Milan.
It’s now 12 goals in his last 113 league games.
‘A real honour’
Como-born Cutrone is now hoping that home comforts do the trick as he looks to make up for lost time.
“To represent the club of my city is a real honour,” he tells the club’s website.
“This is where I grew up. Where I first kicked a ball, where my heart, my family and my friends are. Being able to return to Como as a footballer is one of the greatest joys.
“This is why the negotiation was short. As soon as I heard of Como’s interest I had no doubts: it was the right transfer.”
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