Former Hammer Savio Nsereko has gone missing in action once again.
The former German youth international, now 22, has been reported missing by his current club Juve Stabia. Nsereko joined the Serie B club on loan from parent club Fiorentina for the season during the summer.Both his family and agent have denied any knowledge of his whereabouts whilst Salvatore Di Somma, Stabia's techincal director told Italian media: "Nobody can find him. His mother and sister are worried too. We hope that everything will be resolved as soon as possible."
His current club, who have already indicated that they are prepared to annul Savio's contract upon his return are reported to have received a text message from the Ugandan-born midfielder last Thursday in which Nsereko said that he would not be attending training that day.
That was the last anybody is said to have heard from the player, who joined West Ham in January 2009 in a deal that could have potentially cost West Ham United some £9million (the actual cost of the deal remains hotly disputed to this day).
After just eight months in London, Savio was sold to Fiorentina for £3million plus Manuel Da Costa (who, incidentally, returned to London this week to face charges of assault).
Since moving back to Italy in September 2009, the Ugandan-born German youth international has played for FIVE clubs - Fiorentina, Bologna, Munich 1860, Chernomorets Burgas (Bulgaria) and most recently, Juve Stabia.
February 2011: All smiles as Savio joins Chernomorets Burgas on loan
Having failed to break into Fiorentina's first team, he was sent on loan to Bologna in January 2010. However after just two appearances the troubled youngster was sent back to Fiorentina, from where he was subsequently loaned to 1860 Munich in July 2010.
That spell lasted just three months before he was sent back to his parent club after going AWOL - for the first time - for a week; the player later surfacing at his sister's house in Germany. In February of this year, Nsereko joined Bulgarian side Chernomorets Burgas, again on loan.
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