I don't think he had the best of seasons with Wolfsburg, but then nobody can claim any different at that club. I don't personally think he'd be that great of an improvement over Leonardo 'watch out for my trailing leg' Bonucci.
How does these Individuals like Journalists, pundits, etc know when deals are going to happen? the answer is they don't have a clue, and are just guessing, don't take what they say seriously/believe it all.
Backups? surely you fix up your first team when it's shit first, and therefore sign quality. Who gives a shit about back ups when your first team is dross. A back up to pepe classic.
Gianccherini rose to Internet stardom following a match on the 12th of March 2011 against Juventus in which he failed to score twice in front of an empty goal.[3]