He won’t make a fuss if he’s benched. He would never put anything above Sampdoria’s interest. And he’ll even agree to have his salary halved – so that he could stay on for another year. Because Fabio Quagliarella only wants to play on.Sampdoria’s skipper will sign a new contract to see him become the oldest player for the Genoa club. He’ll turn 40 on 31 January and will surpass goalkeeper Gianluca Berti, who was 39 years and 10 months old when he took the pitch for Samp in 2007.Fabio Quagliarella… pic.twitter.com/mF127HaL9w— Klon Pérez (@klon_perez) June 15, 2022 Even though Quagliarella didn’t play much during the last campaign, in which his team struggled badly to Serie A survival, he was an important figure in the dressing room, in charge of discipline and morale.Samp coach Marco Giampaolo values the veteran’s input and wants his presence to help young players transition to the first team and deal with the pressures of playing in Serie A. The former Italy international didn’t want to talk about his future before Sampdoria’s survival in the league had been secured. But don’t think Fabio is only staying to break records or be a counsellor to younger players. He feels that he still has something to offer. Over the past year, he was busy working in the guy, where he gained three kilograms of muscles in his upper body. He told La Gazzetta Dello Sport that he needed it to be able to fight strong defenders half his age.Thursday, 00.05: (3.50) Aldosivi (3.15) Newell’S (2.16)The never-say-die striker needs just five goals to break into his club’s top three in the all-time scoring chart, which currently reads “Roberto Mancini 171, Gianluca Vialli 141 and Francesco Flachi 110”. Fabio will enter the top ten of the Serie A all-time goalscoring chart if he nets seven league goals next term. There is a lot to play for!
