How Calafiori Has Emerged as the Premier League's Clear‑Cut Best Left‑Back
Riccardo Calafiori is back in Italy this week, this time wearing the Arsenal badge, and the player who has returned looks dramatically different from the young full‑back who left for England two seasons ago. When the Gunners secured his signature, Calafiori was most often deployed as a centre‑back at Bologna, and many of the coaches who oversaw his development questioned whether he could ever rea…
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