Dani Osvaldo: Southampton's Record Signing Punched Lamela, Headbutted Fonte And Is Now A Rockstar

Dani Osvaldo is living a very different life away from football nowadays and it honestly sounds like something from a Netflix series.

For those who don't remember the forward, just know that throughout all this, he was an incredible player... when he could be bothered.

This story begins two years earlier when Osvaldo was playing for Roma. Like all great mavericks, Osvaldo had a temper on him and it got the better of him a few times.

One instance in 2011 saw him punch a 19-year-old Erik Lamela in the face after losing 2-0 to Udinese.

He said sorry but then deflected away from the incident by saying things like that stay in the dressing room. Both men then picked up the bill at a team-bonding meal. You live and learn right?

Well, Osvaldo lived but he certainly didn't learn.

A practice game in Southampton training in 2014 saw the Argentina international come to blows with Jose Fonte.

Fonte was a popular member of the squad and had helped Southampton reach the Premier League all the way from League One.

That didn't bother 'El Loco' who planted his head straight on Fonte's nose, breaking it and giving him a massive black eye.

It forced Pochettino to abandon his record signing just six months in and he was shipped to Juventus on a half season loan, where he won Serie A.

Months later, Fonte did receive an apology for the brawl via text message.

The following season, Osvaldo would return to Italy with Inter Milan but even that brought controversy.

His target this time was Mauro Icardi and the pair nearly came to blows on the pitch after a disagreement, with Fredy Guarin the only man able to calm it all down.

Osvaldo returned to Argentina for a loan spell with Boca Juniors in 2015 (yes, he's still a Southampton player officially at this