Since touching down in Philadelphia on Sunday night, it’s been all-systems-go as we head towards the conclusion of the tour - especially for Riccardo Calafiori.
As I sat watching him and Jorginho joking around filming with Frimmy on Monday afternoon at Philadelphia Union’s Subaru Park home, I couldn’t help but think what the past 48 hours had been like for him.
Mikel Arteta said in his pre-Liverpool press conference that Riccardo had his bag packed ready in case the deal was done, and that would have been a lifesaver given the breakneck speed at how things materialised.