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"He scored nearly 20 goals last season in Serie A, which is a lot of goals in such a difficult league," said Eriksson.

"He's young, and I think it's a very important signing because he should have a great future. He's a good footballer as well as a good goal scorer, which is what we need.

"He's very hard working, very strong and he can score - if you can score nearly 20 goals in Serie A and you are not with one of the top clubs like Milan or Juve then you must be talented. It's a good record, and let's hope he continues with it.

"The signing's good because the club has been working very hard, and there will be some more to come in for sure. I hope that the fans will be happy with this first signing, and the rest as well. Then it's up to the player, but I'm very optimistic about Rolando."

New city manager Eriksson has been given a transfer budget of around £40 million to improve a City squad looking dangerously thin.

The club's inability to find the net last season - 10 home goals in their entire Premiership campaign - has been well documented, with the club hit further by the summer departures of Joey Barton, Sylvain Distin, Hatem Trabelsi, Trevor Sinclair and Nicky Weaver.

City were the last Premiership club to make a summer signing, but more should follow in the four weeks before the resumption of English domestic football.

Alex Chick / Eurosport