Luka Lochoshvili to play for Italian Serie A club after $1.6 mln transfer
The Italian club confirmed the move on Wednesday, announcing the signing of the central defender who played for Wolfsberger since 2020 and scored two goals in 71 matches. Photo: U.S. Cremonese/Facebook page.
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Luka Lochoshvili, a 24-year old Georgian player, has joined U.S. Cremonese, a side playing in the top division of Italian football, in a $1.6 million transfer from Austria’s Wolfsberger AC.
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The Italian club confirmed the move on Wednesday, announcing the signing of the central defender who played for Wolfsberger since 2020 and scored two goals in 71 matches.
Before his stint at the Austrian football club, Lochoshvili was a member of Dinamo Tbilisi and the Slovak MŠK Žilina.
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