The defender was asked why he decided to move from the Premier League to Serie A, to which he replied “I’m happy to play here in Serie A, a top-level league.”
“I hope to put my speed to good use,” he said, “we have a strong squad, they immediately made me feel at ease, as did the fans.”
“I hope to play soon. I’ve played. a lot in the Premier League but this was the right move. I wanted to play for a historic club like Fiorentina, which has a great project for the future.”
The full-back also revealed that one of his idols is a former Serie A player: legendary Brazilian attacker Ronaldinho. The Ballon d’Or winner played for Milan between 2008 and 2011 and Lamptey said “I take a lot of inspiration from Dani Alves, I grew up watching him but my idol is Ronaldinho.”
Lamptey concluded with the revelation that Fiorentina were not the only club interested in signing him this summer, “Yes, there were others but when Fiorentina explained their project to me, I didn’t think twice and wanted to come right away.”
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