If Jack Wilshere makes the move from Arsenal to Sampdoria, he will become the latest British player to take a well-trodden path and turn out in the famous blue shirts with a white hoop.
The England international needs a new start, with those that have gone before him looking for something similar with mixed success.
No other Italian team has been home to more British players than Sampdoria, with David Platt perhaps the most memorable following his spell with the club which saw him list the Coppa Italia in 1994.