ALBERTO AQUILANI, WHO played for Italy as well as clubs including Roma, Liverpool, Juventus and Fiorentina, has retired.
The 34-year-old midfielder is hanging up his boots after leaving Las Palmas at the end of the 2017-18 season.
Aquilani, who flopped in an ill-fated Premier League spell at Anfield after signing from Roma for €20 million in 2009, will not seek another club after a year out of the game.
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He played 38 times for Italy and also had spells with Triestina (loan), Juventus (loan), Milan (loan), Sporting, Pescara and Sassuolo (loan).
“After a period of reflection, I think the time has come to hang the shoes on that nail that we all hate,” he wrote on Instagram.”But there is a time for everything.
And now the time has come to take new paths, different for everyday aspects, but at the same time attractive as new challenges.
“I took some time to understand what was the best choice. But despite the many proposals [that] arrived, I think it’s time to say enough.”
Holding off Chelsea's John Obi Mikel in the Champions League while at Roma. EMPICS Sport
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Roma legend Francesco Totti, who recently ended a career-long association with the club, was among Aquilani’s former team-mates who sent messages of support.
“What a player,” wrote Totti, while Serie A legend Luca Toni added: “Top player and now comes the fun! Enjoy it!”
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Ex-Liverpool and Roma midfielder Aquilani announces retirement
ALBERTO AQUILANI, WHO played for Italy as well as clubs including Roma, Liverpool, Juventus and Fiorentina, has retired.
The 34-year-old midfielder is hanging up his boots after leaving Las Palmas at the end of the 2017-18 season.
Aquilani, who flopped in an ill-fated Premier League spell at Anfield after signing from Roma for €20 million in 2009, will not seek another club after a year out of the game.
He played 38 times for Italy and also had spells with Triestina (loan), Juventus (loan), Milan (loan), Sporting, Pescara and Sassuolo (loan).
“After a period of reflection, I think the time has come to hang the shoes on that nail that we all hate,” he wrote on Instagram.”But there is a time for everything.
“I took some time to understand what was the best choice. But despite the many proposals [that] arrived, I think it’s time to say enough.”
Roma legend Francesco Totti, who recently ended a career-long association with the club, was among Aquilani’s former team-mates who sent messages of support.
“What a player,” wrote Totti, while Serie A legend Luca Toni added: “Top player and now comes the fun! Enjoy it!”
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