Palermo, return to the roots for Salvatore Sirigu

A great comeback, more than ten years later.

Calciomercato Palermo: Salvatore Sirigu returns to the Rosanero, and next season he will defend the posts of the team with which he wetò his debut in Serie A back in 2009-2010. Already in 2011 the experienced goalkeeper born in 1987 left Sicily and began a long tour of Europe that would take him to wear the colors of PSG, Sevilla, Osasuna, Torino, Genoa, Napoli, Fiorentina, Nice and Fatih Karagumruk.

"Palermo FC announces that it has acquired the sports performance of Salvatore Sirigu,” the Rosanero club wrote in an official note. The player, who has been released by Karagumruk, will è be bound to the Viale del Fante club until June 30, 2025".

"To Salvatore the welcome back to Palermo from City Football Group, President Mirri and the entire Rosanero family", Palermo added in its statement. Sirigu in his two seasons in Sicily collected a total of 80 appearances, even managing to make his debut in the Europa League. That experience also earned him his first call-ups and appearances with the Italian national team.

Sirigu’s palmarès include four Ligue 1 titles, two French Cups and five Super Cups and League Cups, all of which he won at PSG. His trophy cabinet also includes, però the European Championship title won at Euro 2020 with Italy, of which he was third goalkeeper behind Gigio Donnarumma and Alex Meret.