Graeme Souness (Sampdoria) and fellow Brit Ray Wilkins** (AC Milan) playing
for their Italian Clubs.
Souness joined Sampdoria for a fee of £650,000 and there joined England international Trevor Francis –
a player at the Genoa-based club since 1982 – adding experience to an emerging group of future Italian
internationals, including Roberto Mancini, Pietro Vierchowod and Gianluca Vialli.
In his first season, Sampdoria won the Coppa Italia with a 3–1 victory over Serie A rivals Milan,
securing the trophy for the first time in club history. The photo above was not from that game !
** Born 1956 Died 2018.