On video: Fabrizio Romano’s conversation with the Sports Channel
Menor Solomon did start the season in England with a nagging injury – but since then he has had time to recover, show what he has in his legs and gain some supporters in the kingdom. One of them is the well-known journalist Fabrizio Romano, who is considered by many to be the transfer “guru” of world football. In a conversation he had with the Sports Channel, Romano describes how the relationship between the two came about, why Manor chose him and gave him the shirt after the game against Arsenal, and what awaits the Israeli in the summer. Watch the segment in the video player above >>
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“I always had a good relationship with Manor Solomon,” said the journalist of the “Sky Sports” network. “Since he was at Shakhtar, I started sending him messages on social networks. He is a very nice guy, a good person, a ‘top’ player – I really like him. That’s how the relationship was created.”
As for the shirt, Romano said: “I was in London for several days to cover Champions League games. Chelsea – Dortmund, Tottenham – Milan and also some Premier League games such as Tottenham – Nottingham Forest and Fulham – Arsenal. I had the opportunity to meet him after the game and get the The shirt. It was a great pleasure for me to meet Manor Solomon face to face after long correspondence, and a great pleasure to receive his shirt.”
“I love my shirt collection,” continued the senior journalist. “It exists thanks to my friendships with many people in football. That’s why I do it – just the personal and humane side of the story, not because of work.”
On the future of Fulham’s Israeli, Romano said: “In the future I’m sure it will be interesting – he ends his loan at Fulham and returns to Shakhtar, but many big clubs are already following him. He scored five goals at Fulham. He is a good player, with a good mentality and a professional at the highest level. He’s a good person and I’m sure he’s a player that a lot of teams can particularly value. So it’s going to be a very interesting summer for Manor Solomon.”