Football Soccer - Napoli v Chievo Verona Serie A - San Paolo Stadium, Naples, Italy - 05/03/16. Napoli's Vlad Iulian Chiriches (C) celebrates after scoring against Chievo Verona. REUTERS/Max Rossi
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Vlad Chiriches stands at the centre of Romania's impressive stonewall defence, a centre half who proves the old adage that some players are more important to their countries than their clubs.
Great things were expected of the Romanian at Tottenham Hotspur when he arrived as part of the 86 million pounds they received from the sale of Gareth Bale.
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