'I had lunch with Sam Allardyce, but he talked more about wine than about football, and then he got up and left me halfway through. I was a bit angry about how he decided to treat me, so I signed for Fiorentina.' Milan cult hero on turning down West Ham
Massimo Ambrosini's lunch with Sam Allardyce led him to reject a move to West Ham in favor of Fiorentina.
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Ambrosini scored his only goal against Inter while on loan at Vicenza in 1997-98, before an 18-season career with Milan yielding 36 goals and 12 major trophies across nearly 500 appearances.