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Roma have formally welcomed Kostas Tsimikas from Liverpool.

“AS Roma is delighted to announce the acquisition of Kostas Tsimikas on a mortgage transfer from Liverpool,” reads the official announcement.

“The 29-year-old left-back, born in Thessaloniki on 12 Could 1996, got here by way of the youth ranks at Neapoli Thessaloniki and Panserraikos earlier than becoming a member of Olympiacos, the place he made his skilled debut in 2015.

In January 2017 he moved to Esbjerg in Denmark and noticed out the season there.

He was loaned to Dutch outfit Willem II for the 2017/18 season, making 33 appearances within the Eredivisie. He returned to Olympiacos in 2018 and remained there till 2020, when he was named Greek Footballer of the 12 months.

That earned him a transfer to Liverpool, the place he spent the final 5 seasons. Throughout his time with the Reds, he made 115 appearances in all competitions and helped the membership win a Premier League title, an FA Cup, two League Cups and a Neighborhood Defend.

Tsimikas has 41 senior Greece caps so far.

He’s the eightth greek participant to don the gialorossi shirt, following within the footsteps of Jose Cholevas, Lampros Choutos, Trainos Dellas, Dimitrios Keramitsis, Kostantinos Manolas, Panagiotis Tachtsidis and Vasilios Torosidis.

Tsimikas has chosen to put on the No.12 shirt at Roma.

Welcome to Rome, Kostas!”