Caldirola tipped for greatness with Bremen

Luca Caldirola is expected to slot seamlessly into Werder Bremen’s defence next season, sporting director Thomas Eichin has claimed.

Caldirola, who captained the Italy Under-21 side into the final of the recent UEFA European Under-21 Championships, officially joined Bremen last Wednesday.

And Eichin has heaped praise upon the Italian, who joined from Cesena, insisting he will be an integral part of their defence.

“Luca’s already played a lot of games for his age. He’s now in a position to lead a back four,” he told Bundesliga.com.

“He has an excellent technique and a real flair for starting moves from the back.”

Caldirola began his career with Serie A side Inter before embarking on a number of loan spells which saw him play for Brescia and travel to Eredivise outfit Vitesse.

The young centre-back insisted he did not need to think twice about the move to Germany when the opportunity arose.

“When my agent told me Werder were interested, I said yes right away. They’re a great club with great tradition and I’m really looking forward to the years ahead,” he told the club’s official website.