FORMER MAN UNITED player Giuseppe Rossi says he is ready to find another club having spent the autumn training with former side Villarreal.
The Italian was seen as a prodigy at Old Trafford as a teenager but made only five Premier League appearances for United before being sold to the La Liga outfit in 2007.
The 32-year-old, who was born in New Jersey in the US but moved to Italy aged 12 to play for Parma’s youth set-up, has struggled to settle since leaving Fiorentina in 2015, going on loan to a series of clubs in La Liga and Serie A until leaving Genoa last year.
He tested positive for a banned substance in May 2018 but escaped a ban despite pressure from Italy’s anti-doping committee.
“I am having a difficult time because after the experience in Genoa where I could not feel important and I was forced to face the doping problem,” Rossi told Correira Della Sera.
“I think I’m a good player. I am recovered physically and mentally, I am ready to return to the player I used to be.
“The worst days were the two or three after the injuries, when I had to phone my mom to tell her that I had hurt myself.
Rossi played 30 times for Italy between 2008-14, but was left out of the squad when the team reached the Euro 2012 final.