Sampdoria have announced the appointment of former Roma and Suning sporting director Walter Sabatini as their new technical director from July 1.
"I'm delighted and proud to announce Walter Sabatini will become part of the Sampdoria family" president Massimo Ferrero told his club's website on Monday.
Sabatini was relieved of his duties by the Suning group in March. With the Chinese group, he had overseen the transfer activities of Inter Milan and Jiangsu, but alleged disagreements over transfer strategy led to his departure less than a year after he had been hired.