Civelli Eyeing Top Flight
By Aston
January 29 2009
New Town signing Luciano Civelli is hoping by joining Town he can realise an ambition of playing in a European top flight by joining Town.
The 22-year-old midfielder has joined Town, signing a contract that will keep him at Portman Road until 2012.
Civelli: "I have watched the Premier League on television all the time and my dream is to play in that division, and I hope this will be with Ipswich.
"Ipswich's facilities and stadium are as good as the big clubs in Argentina.
"I am a fan of Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard, watching their style and trying to learn from them, but my main position is on the left side."
"Banfield were not keen for me to leave and it has taken a while for the deal to be done.
"I have wanted to move to play in one of the top European leagues - in Italy, Spain or England, and I am very happy that it has turned out to be England, and Ipswich."
Town chief executive Derek Bowden has also explained the terms of his transfer to Town, saying: "If you translate the way that it's been expressed into English, we own 100% of the player and Banfield have a 50% sell-on, as simple as that. And we have an option to buy that sell-on if we wish to before a given date at a set price.
"It's totally and utterly different from the situation with Tevez and Mascherano."
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