Dowie signs Italian starlet
02 Jul 2008 - 10:35:39
QPR manager Iain Dowie has bolstered his strikeforce with the season-long loan capture of Fiorentina teenager Samuel Di Carmine.
The 19-year-old made his Serie A debut in October 2006 when he came on as a substitute in the 1-0 win at Torino and netted his first goal for La Viola in last term's 6-1 UEFA Cup thrashing of Elfsborg.
An excited Dowie told the club's official website: "Samuel's a young striker with potential.
"I went out to see him play in Italy and I thought he did very well. He leads the line well and uses his body very well for someone so young.
"A season-long loan provides us with a good opportunity to have a closer look at him. Technically, he looks fine. He might take a little bit of time to adjust to the physical rigours of Championship football, but I'm sure he's capable of that.
"What we want is a good under-belly of young players at the club. When you're building for the future that's vitally important."