"I'm not thrilled with Dovbic. He won't score many goals in Italy," - former Napoli sporting director

Former Napoli sporting director Mauro Meluso has revealed what he thinks of the potential of Artem Dovbik, Roma's Ukrainian newcomer.

"I am not excited about this footballer. He won't score many goals in Italy and I'll explain why.

Dovbik is a very powerful striker, but in Italy, forwards should have much more technique than physique, because the defense of Serie A teams is well organized. It won't be like in the Spanish championship. It was easy for him to score goals there, but here it is completely different soccer.

Yes, Dovbic has great statistics, but I don't like cold statistics, I like what I see with my own eyes. So I will be interested to see how this forward adapts to our soccer. At Girona, Dovbik had a great coach and he played in a very well organized team against opponents with an under-organized defense both technically and tactically," Meluso told Sky Sport 24.

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