Black Stars midfielder Alfred Duncan has officially joined Italian Serie A side Cagliari from ACF Fiorentina on an initial six months loan with an option to make the deal permanent.
The 27-year-old joined his sixth club in Italy after struggling for playing time at Stadio Artemio Franchi
Ghana the international Joseph Alfred Duncan left the Italian series A side Fiorentina for Cagliari, announced by the two clubs.
The midfielder joins Cagliari in a deal that will last until the end of the season, with a permanent move option at the end of the spell.
This 2020-2021 term, he’s made four paltry league appearances for Fiorentina, prompting him to step away in his search for more playing time.
Club Statement Read
“Cagliari Calcio is pleased to announce that it has acquired from Fiorentina the sporting performances of footballer Joseph Alfred Duncan who is moving to Sardinia with the formula of the loan with right of repayment”, announced Cagliari via their official site on Sunday.
“Born in Accra, the capital of Ghana, on March 10, 1993, he began his career in Inter youth teams. Along with the Nerazzurri he won the Primavera Championship and the NextGen Series, the forerunner of the UEFA Youth League, titles came in 2011-12. He made his Serie A debut on August 26, 2012 at Pescara-Inter.
“Complete midfielder, Duncan is a physically strong player, who combines power and technique: good running and dynamism, particularly skilled in ball recovery, he knows how to make himself dangerous even in the offensive phase, thanks to his ability to enter and shoot . from outside.
“An experienced player, able to cover all the roles of the midfielder, who arrives in Cagliari at the height of footballing maturity: muscles and substance for the midfielder of Rossoblu.
“Welcome to Sardinia, Alfred!”
Cagliari are Duncan’s sixth club in Italy where he has played all his life.
After his Serie A debut and after making 23 more appearances for Inter in the first half of the 2012-13 season, he was grown at Livorno in the second tier for the remaining half of the tenure where he assisted to promote to the elite league.
He continued to play for Sampdoria and Sassuolo before joining Fiorentina last year, initially on loan.
With more playing time in Cagliari, Duncan is hoping to return to the Ghana national team, having been snubbed for calls throughout 2020.
