At the age of 21, Bruno Fernandes walked into one of Italy's most famous clubs and declared he would be wearing the number 10 shirt.
The Portugal midfielder, now 25, signed for Manchester United on Thursday from Sporting Lisbon in a £47m deal which could rise to £67.7m - and he is a player not afraid to take on responsibility.
After joining Novara in Italy from Boavista at the age of 17, without having played a first-team game in Portugal, he moved to Udinese.
He stayed for three years before causing a stir on his arrival at Sampdoria by taking on the jersey forever connected with club legend and current Italy boss Roberto Mancini.
"It was quite a big thing at the time moving to Sampdoria and demanding the number 10 shirt," says Italian football writer Danielle Vieri.
"At Udinese he played a number of roles and at times operated in an Andrea Pirlo type position in front of defence.
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