Roma sign Maicon from Man CityThe Brazilian defender, unwanted by ManuelPellegrini, leaves the Etihad Stadium after less than a year at the cluband returns to Italy with Rudi Garcia's sideRoma have confirmed that they have signed Maicon from Manchester City.
The Serie A side tweeted a picture of the defender training with the club, alongside the message: "Welcome aboard, Maicon!"
The31-year-old joined City from Inter in August 2012 for a fee of around?3.5 million and made his debut in a 1-1 draw away to Stoke City.
However, he struggled with injury throughout the season and only made 11 appearances in all competitions for the Blues.
NewManchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini revealed that he had no plans toinclude the right-back in the upcoming season and reports in Italysuggest that City paid the Brazilian ?2m to get him to leave.
Maiconestablished himself as one of the world's leading defenders during histime at Inter, where he scored 16 goals in 176 league appearances.
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