hiː sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə pˈælɚmˌoʊ, bˌʌt wʌz ɪmˈiːdɪətli dˈiːmd sˈɜːplʌs tə ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚmənts ænd wʌz nˌɑːt ˈiːvən kˈɔːld ˌʌp tə dʒˈɔɪn ðə fˈɜːst tˈiːm pɹˈiːsˈiːzən kˈæmp; hɪz kˈɑːntɹækt wʌz tˈɜːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ mjˈuːtʃuːəl kənsˈɛnt ɪn ˈɔːɡəst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn.
He subsequently returned to Palermo, but was immediately deemed surplus to requirements and was not even called up to join the first team pre-season camp; his contract was terminated by mutual consent in August 2014.