Season › 2011-12 › News Sampdoria snap up Mustafi on a free Lyndon Lloyd , 3 January, 40comments | Jump to most recent Italian club Sampdoria have confirmed the acquisition of defender Shkodran Mustafi from Everton. Originally snapped up by David Moyes from SV Hamburg as a promising option for the future, the 19-year-old hasn't been able to get near the first team, making just one senior appearance for the Blues in the Europa League defeat to BATE Borisov at Goodison Park a couple of years ago. Although his contract doesn't expire until June, a private arrangement between Everton and Sampdoria allowed the German U-20 international to move to Italy on a free transfer. Quotes or other material sourced from EvertonFC.com Reader Comments (40) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads