Why signing Ivan Perisic would be money well spent for Jose Mourinho and Manchester United

There were some emotional farewells on the final weekend of Serie A, as Francesco Totti’s departure from Roma dominated the headlines. The Giallorossi skipper ended his 24-year senior career by waving a tearful farewell to a packed Stadio Olimpico, and it will be strange to see the capital club without their iconic No.10 when the 2017/18 campaign gets under way.

In Florence, club captain Gonzalo Rodriguez played his final game for La Viola, while Atalanta’s Cristian Raimondi and Giulio Migliaccio both retired. At San Siro, Rodrigo Palacio wore the Inter shirt for the final time against Udinese, but it was impossible to ignore the fact that Ivan Perisic spent just as long saluting the Nerazzurri supporters after the final whistle.

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