▁bad ge ▁on ▁his ▁sh irt . ▁ ▁Italy ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Italy , ▁joining ▁Serie ▁A ▁club ▁Pal ermo ▁for ▁€ 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 ; ▁the ▁player ▁agreed ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁and ▁will ▁wear ▁the ▁No . ▁ 3 3 ▁j er sey ▁for ▁the ▁Sic ilian ▁club , ▁replacing ▁Salv atore ▁Sir igu ▁who ▁left ▁weeks ▁earlier ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁join ▁Paris ▁Saint - G erm ain ▁FC . ▁He ▁deb uted ▁in ▁ros an ero ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁in ▁the ▁match ▁won ▁ 4 – 3 ▁against ▁Inter ▁in ▁Serie ▁A . ▁Origin ally ▁h ired ▁as ▁starting ▁goal keeper , ▁he ▁fell ▁out ▁of ▁favour ▁with ▁head ▁coach ▁De vis ▁Mang ia ▁following ▁some ▁un im press ive ▁performances ▁and ▁ultimately ▁lost ▁his ▁place ▁to ▁Francesco ▁Ben us si . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁as ▁second ▁choice ▁also ▁by ▁B ort olo ▁Mut ti , ▁who ▁replaced ▁Mang ia ▁as ▁Pal ermo ▁b oss ▁in ▁December , ▁and ▁then ▁clearly ▁re leg ated ▁on ▁the ▁ben ch ▁after ▁Pal ermo ▁opt ed ▁to ▁sign ▁prom ising ▁Italian ▁international ▁Emil iano ▁Viv iano ▁during ▁the ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁transfer ▁window ▁from ▁Gen oa . ▁ ▁Alexand ros ▁T zor vas ▁will ▁be ▁looking ▁to ▁put ▁a ▁difficult ▁season ▁behind ▁him ▁when ▁Serie ▁A ▁football ▁k icks - off ▁later ▁this ▁month