Roma sign Arsenal's Gervinho for £8m

Gervinho has joined Italian Serie A side
Roma from Arsenal in an £8m deal.
The Ivory Coast international striker, 26, found
his first-team opportunities limited at the
Emirates last season.
He was signed from Lille by Gunners boss
Arsene Wenger in 2011, but managed only
four goals in his first campaign before scoring
seven last term.
An Arsenal statement read: "Everyone would
like to thank Gervinho for his contribution to
the club and wish him well for his future
career."
The forward has been capped 45 times by the
Ivory Coast and represented them at this year's
Africa Cup of Nations.
He began his career at the ASEC Abidjan
academy in his home country before spells at
Beveren in Belgium and Le Mans in France.
But he made his name at Lille, where he won a
Ligue 1 and Coupe de France double in 2011.
He is the 13th signing this summer by Roma
coach Rudi Garcia, whose side finished sixth in
Serie A last season.