Oristanio left Inter last summer for Venezia and has admitted Christian Eriksen, now of Manchester United, was someone he looked up to at the Nerazzurri.

He told Calciomercato.com: "Eriksen impressed me with his humility. He’s a very kind person and always available to young players. He helped me not only on the pitch but also off it.

"He always had a word of comfort or advice because I was 16 or 17 in my first experiences among the seniors, which is always very difficult.

"Sometimes, you only need a single word of reassurance."