{"id":603078,"date":"2021-10-12T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=603078"},"modified":"2021-10-12T08:02:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T12:02:48","slug":"venezia-goalkeeper-sergio-romero-free-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/10\/12\/venezia-goalkeeper-sergio-romero-free-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezia Sign Goalkeeper Sergio Romero on Free Transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Venezia have announced the signing of former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/10\/04\/manchester-united-solskjaer-stance\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> goalkeeper Sergio Romero on a free transfer.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Romero, 34, had been searching for a new club since the start of June after being <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/17\/sergio-romero-manchester-united-goalkeeper-expected-to-be-released-this-summer\/\" target=\"_self\">released by the Red Devils<\/a>, who chose not to offer the Argentine a contract extension.<\/p>\n<h2>Goalkeeper Sergio Romero Joins Serie A Side Venezia on Free Transfer<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero arrives on a free transfer.<\/p>\n<p>Romero, 34, is Argentina\u2019s all-time most-capped goalkeeper and spent the last six seasons at Manchester United.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/67EmqBIcKb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/67EmqBIcKb<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ArancioNeroVerde?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ArancioNeroVerde<\/a> \ud83d\udfe0\u26ab\ufe0f\ud83d\udfe2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YySZCq0sYz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/YySZCq0sYz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Venezia FC (@VeneziaFC_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VeneziaFC_EN\/status\/1447864040185909248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Fresh Start For Romero in Italy<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Romero struggled for game time at Old Trafford after falling down the pecking order behind the likes of David de Gea and Dean Henderson.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, he is now set to put that behind him and will aim to reclaim regular game time, with a new challenge at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/09\/29\/napoli-31-year-serie-a-title\/\" target=\"_self\">Serie A<\/a> side Venezia.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Italian outfit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veneziafc.it\/en\/news\/sergio-romero-joins-venezia-fc\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a> on Tuesday: \u201cVenezia FC is pleased to announce the signing of Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero, 34, on a free transfer. Romero is Argentina\u2019s all-time most-capped goalkeeper and last played for Manchester United.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Romero could make his Venezia debut this weekend following the international break when they host 18th-placed Salernitana, though it remains to be seen if that will be the case considering he hasn\u2019t played a competitive game since August 2020.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Sergio Romero\u2019s Career Timeline<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Romero\u2019s journey started in his native Argentina with Racing Club in 2006 but spent just one year there before moving to Europe to join AZ Alkmaar.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After racking up 112 appearances and an Eredivisie title with the Dutch side, that captured the attention of Sampdoria, who acquired him for \u00a36.3 million in 2011.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Argentine\u2019s performances in Italy and the World Cup, coupled with his history in the Netherlands with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/07\/21\/louis-van-gaal-to-return\/\" target=\"_self\">Louis van Gaal<\/a> then led to United claiming him on a free transfer, where he would go on to make 61 appearances for the English giants.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>During a four-year spell in Manchester, Romero was part of sides that claimed titles in the Europa League, FA Cup and League Cup, although he struggled to cement a permanent spot in the starting line-up.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"T4GfBfPDRC1KYfPA37ciNQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1227991205\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'T4GfBfPDRC1KYfPA37ciNQ',sig:'1xlHUmdzjlrcMMbH7R7TAxab9GdC7NDYupWhTBmu2Sw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1227991205',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venezia have announced the signing of former Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio Romero on a free transfer.\u00a0 Romero, 34, had been searching for a new club since the start of June after being released by the Red Devils, who chose not to offer the Argentine a contract extension. 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