I am not sure I'd go that far but one of the more decent CBs they could have gone for right now. Actually, with cannavaro's ban lifted, Rolando probably has more worth as a depth-improving signing than anything else. He is probably an improvement on Gamberini but not by much. Don't see him ousting Cannavaro or Campagnaro from the starting 11 either.
Britos has been playing ahead of Gamberini, hasn't he?
Not sure how they'll use Rolando just now.
See the move as preparation for Campagnaro leaving in the summer as much as anything.
Why does the Italian transfer not close at midnight?
Because they are sensible and want to go and have their tea instead a faffing around until midnight.
Would be so much more sensible to have the deadline at close of business rather than midnight.
Can't happen in England now, though, because SKY have built deadline day up into too big a thing.