Roma have signed Turkish midfielder Cengiz Under from Basaksehir for 13.4 million euros.
However, rather than celebrate the new arrival with a glossy, over-produced video, the Italian club opted for a superb spoof of those awful YouTube player compilations, packed full of appalling music and dodgy editing.
The video is a masterpiece in classic inappropriate ear-splitting techno and horrendous video effects…
💥 DONE DEAL! ⚽️ Cengiz Under (@cengizunder) ⭐️ Welcome to #ASRoma ⭐️ ▶️ Amazing Skills, Runs, Assists & 🔥 Goals ◀️ || HD (2017) ⚽️ 😉 pic.twitter.com/xNPdfpAcNE
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) July 16, 2017
Hats off to Roma’s social media team. Although not sure it quite trumps Southampton’s recent Stuart Taylor signing extravaganza!
DEAL DONE: Southampton sign Stuart Taylor on a 1-year contract and win the transfer window. (Source: @SouthamptonFC) pic.twitter.com/qRkWMBj3kQ
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) July 13, 2017
As for the 20-year-old Under, his arrival at the Stadio Olimpico comes after the club forked out for Hector Moreno, Rick Karsdorp, Lorenzo Pellegrini and Maxime Gonalons, as they look to rebuild ahead of the new season.