Defender confirms Brexit forced him to leave Leicester City | OneFootball

Alessandro Circati had a trial with Leicester City but instead chose to join Italian side Parma.

The young centre-back, who was gifted the chance to play for the Foxes nearly three years ago, surprised fans after he appeared to reject the opportunity to join a then-Premier League side.

However, according to the defender himself, who spoke in a recent interview, the 20-year-old’s decision to play in his homeland was one he could do little about.

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Explaining how the public’s decision to leave the European Union meant he could not work in Britain, Circati said: “I was at Leicester for about three months and had been given the chance to sign there, but because of Brexit, which came into effect on January 1st, I wasn’t allowed to stay.

“So I came back here because my family is not too far away and I had the opportunity to do some training at Collecchio. After about a week of training they took me aside and told me they would like to have me for the rest of the season. I took a weight off my shoulders after signing for a big club. It was my dream.”

Since being promoted to Parma’s first team 18 months ago, Circati, who has three-and-a-half-years left on his contract, has directly contributed to one goal in 24 games in all competitions.