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title: "Angelo Ogbonna Could Well Be A Premier League Star Come January"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Tom Barker"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2012-11-19T08:13:34Z"
modified: "2012-11-19T08:16:57Z"
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# Angelo Ogbonna Could Well Be A Premier League Star Come January

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**Angelo Ogbonna has been a first team regular for FC Torino for the past two seasons, and at 24 is one of Italy’s rising defensive stars. With 5 international caps to his name, Ogbonna is making waves, putting Europe’s elite clubs on alert.**

Top defenders are hard to find but Italy is a nation that has always boasted world class defensive organisation, and expert defenders.

Manchester United, Liverpool and Serie A bigwigs, Roma are all [tracking the progress of Ogbonna](https://http//www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/premier-league/transfer-rumours/121116/liverpool-and-man-united-face-fight-land-italy-star-185444). After proving his worth over the past few seasons with Torino, helping them gain promotion into Serie A, his stock is rising, and could raise an asking price of around [£16 million.](https://http//www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2205863/Manchester-United-told-pay-16m-Torinos-Angelo-Ogbonna.html)

Ogbonna would be a welcome addition to the Premier League. I think Manchester United would benefit from another out and out centre-back, as yet again they find themselves playing players out of position to cover their injury prone defenders.

Liverpool have, of late, been toying with a 3-at-the-back formation, and Ogbonna could provide some depth and quality to their squad.

[Roma have reportedly formally inquired](https://http//www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/premier-league/transfer-rumours/121116/liverpool-and-man-united-face-fight-land-italy-star-185444) about a purchase for Ogbonna, but it appears he would prefer a move abroad, to the Premier Leauge, suggesting [“English football fascinates me, but the style is similar to Torino’s one. And I speak English.”](https://http//www1.skysports.com/football/news/11873/8140798/Torino-defender-Angelo-Ogbonna-is-fascinated-by-English-football)

He is still relatively young and has plenty of time to build his experience, but £16 million is a big investment. Its always difficult to tell whether foreign players will adapt to the Premier League, but Angelo Ogbonna is a big strong lad, and Italy have a record for producing top defensive talent.

If Manchester United can’t get 2 or 3 fully fit centre backs by January, they may be willing to splash out and acquire one of Italy’s young defensive gladiators.

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