Liam Henderson set to move to his SIXTH Italian club as he earns seal of approval from football legend Andrea Pirlo

LIAM HENDERSON could be set to move to his sixth Italian club with Sampdoria boss Andrea Pirlo interested in signing the former Celtic and Hibs midfielder.

The 28-year-old initially moved to Italy in 2018 with Bari in Serie B and switched to Verona when Bari went bankrupt.

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He became the first Scot to play in a Serie A match since Graeme Souness in 1986 when he featured for them in August 2019.

A year later he joined Empoli on loan before completing a permanent move to Lecce. However, he returned to Empoli after a year.

Henderson spent this season on loan at Palermo, but missed out on promotion and has returned to Empoli again.

Now Sampdoria - who also lost out in the promotion play-offs, have made a move to sign Henderson, who helped Hibs win the 2016 Scottish Cup.

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Italian legend Pirlo has been assured his job is safe at the Genoa club and the World Cup winner and former Juventus and AC Milan icon wants to rebuild his squad for the new campaign.

Henderson has bounced around Italy after leaving Scotland following loan spells at Rosenborg and Hibs.

Now, six years after his Celtic exit, he's moving on to his sixth Italian club, as he looks to find a long-term landing spot.

In other news, Italian clubs have been circling Scotland for a number of our young talents.

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AS Roma have indicated an interest in Celtic star Matt O'Riley.

Elie Youan has attracted interest from both Italy and France, ahead of a potential Hibs exit.

Connor Barron has also attracted attention from Italy, as he remains without a club following his Aberdeen contract expiring this summer.

Josh Doig and Lewis Ferguson have already found success with moves to Italy, with the latter finding great success at Bologna, landing the prestigious Bulgarelli No 8 Award, awarded to the best midfielder in Serie A.

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