Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyeman-Badu has revealed he is happy to join Hellas Verona ahead of the upcoming season.
The 28-year old joined the serie A returnees on a season long loan from Udinese, with the club having the option of making the move a permanent one.
"I am very happy to have arrived at Verona. First of all I would like to thank the Pozzo family, they took me as a child in Africa and made a man, but now it was time to change and now I am happy to be here," he said at his first press conference with the club.
Agyeman-Badu has been on the books of Udinese since 2010 and spent a season on loan at Bursaspor in Turkey.
Last season Badu lasted only 161 minutes on the pitch due to injuries but the former FIFA U-20 world cup winner has disclosed he is very fit for the new campaign.
"Now I am very well physically," he said. "I just have to work and help the team, already in the last championship final I played several games so it's all behind.
"I am ready to do anything, just to help the team: I put my experience of many years in Serie A to reach the goal of salvation."
Agyeman-Badu has already played his first game with the club after featuring in the team's 12-0 thrashing of Priemiero in preseason.
By Lukman Evergreen Mumin