Italian press reports have suggested Enzo Le Fee’s impressive start to life in England has made “a sort of mockery” of parent club AS Roma.
The 25-year-old signed for the Black Cats on an initial loan deal last month, with a hefty option-to-buy clause attached. That clause will kick in only if Regis Le Bris guides the club to the Premier League this season.
Eyebrows were raised when Le Fee joined Sunderland, not only because of him making the step down from Serie A to the Championship, but also because the player had only arrived in Rome last July in an agreement worth around £19m. He was not able to make much of an impact in Italy and his contribution was thought of as “a complete disaster” according to Italian outlet CalcioMercato.
That publication went on to suggest that Le Fee’s seamless transition to life in England may ultimately end up leaving Roma looking like they made a mistake in letting him go.
In an article detailing the early part of his Sunderland career, CalcioMercato described Le Fee as an “idol” at the Stadium of Light, suggesting that is “without a shadow of a doubt [because of] his performances.”
The report continued: “The 2000-born player was inserted on the pitch as an attacking left winger, in a much more advanced position than what was seen in Rome. In 359 minutes played with the new shirt, he put on a show. There were four games played all as a starter and in the last one he was even more of a protagonist.”
It is also stated that: “The fans are already crazy about him and this is demonstrated by the interactions under the social post of Sunderland who uploaded a video with the highlights of the Frenchman’s actions. A sort of mockery of Roma, who let him go perhaps too easily?”
The report added: “In the meantime Championship has also included him in the team of the week after his last performance. Le Fee has been reborn and seems to be completely at ease. In Rome, without [ex-manager Daniele] De Rossi, he never took off and, with the chaos at the beginning of the season experienced by the Giallorossi, his performance has plummeted.”
The French playmaker has been an instant hit on Wearside. Used on the left wing and also in an attacking midfield role, Le Fee has produced a number of stellar performances and cameos as Sunderland look for promotion from the Championship.
Le Fee was made man of the match in the recent win over Middlesbrough after his sensational touch and cross created the winning goal.
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