7 Unique Facts About Federico Bernardeschi

Footballpedia.net - Federico Bernardeschi finally officially uniformed Juventus next season. The potential young Italian player is also a candidate with no. 10 at Juventus. Here are some unique facts about Bernardeschi.

1. Comes from the same village as Gianluigi Buffon

Bernadeschi who was born on February 16, 1994, comes from Carrara, which is the home of Gianluigi Buffon. Can not be denied if Buffon often flatter high Bernardeschi. Started a career at the age of six by going to Atletico Carrara's academy, a player with no alternative nickname was then recruited by Fiorentina at the age of ten.

2. Tattoo Body Art

Bernardeschi is synonymous with the image of "bad boy". One of the factors that strengthens that image, is because so many tattoos that decorate her skin. First tattooed body with ink when he was 18 years old, in the last three years he made his arms full of tattoos. Even he would follow in the footsteps of Radja Nainggolan or Mauricio Pinilla who tattooed almost his entire body with tattoos.

3. Have a Supermodel Girlfriend

The 23-year-old Bernardeschi has been able to steal the hearts of one of the Italian supermodels, Veronica Ciardi, who is nine years older than him. Ciardi is a model and former contestant of Grande Fratello or Big Brother Italian version of the 10th season (2009/2010). Bernardeschi fits him best, because the lover is also known to have the image of "Bad Girl" plus tattoo enthusiasts. Both have been together since Christmas 2015.

4. Versatil Player

One of Bernardeschi's specialties compared to other young Italian talents is his ability to play in several positions. Having an original position as a right winger, he can also play on the left side and become attacking midfielder. Fiorentina coach last season, Paulo Sousa, even had time to put him in the right wing-back position in several games. Speed and ability of his dribble is above average, making this left-handed player is very suitable to play on the side of the field in any position.

5. The Youngest No. 10 of  Fiorentina

The number 10 is a sacred number in Fiorentina. In history there are many legends that once bear that number. Starting from Gianluca Antognoni, Roberto Baggio, Manuel Rui Costa, to Adrian Mutu. But since the Italian Serie A has set a permanent use of back numbers in a season in the 1995/96 campaign, Bernardeschi is the youngest number 10 user in La Viola history. He bears it when he was 21 years old. The record was previously held by Rui Costa, who was given the honor when he was 23 years old.

6. Most Expensive Sales Fiorentina

Joining Bernardeschi to Juve with a € 40 million transfer fee that could potentially rise to € 45 million, making it the most expensive sales in Fiorentina history. Moreover, Fiorentina still has the potential to raise its selling price to € 50 million, in accordance with a 10 percent grant agreement if Juventus have to sell Bernardeschi. That number beat Manuel Rui Costa's previous record, which was sold to AC Milan through a € 42 million deal in the summer of 2001.

7. Defending The Italian National Team at All Ages

There are only a few players who can get a chance to defend the national team at all levels of age, especially for a team of Italy. Bernardeschi is one of them. He has defended Gli Azzurri since U-15 level. At the age of 21, he was included in 42 senior Italian team final candidates for the 2014 World Cup. A year later, he earned his debut in the senior national team to become the youngest player of La Nazionale in Euro 2016 finals ago.