“It is a privilege for me to coach the team of my home town, I am extremely proud of it – said James Costi, appointed new head coach of Reggio Emilia – Just a few months back I was at the PalaBigi arena among the fans, now I will do everything possible to make them happy and bring the club as high as possible”. The club reached an agreement with the 63-year-old in the last few hours just after shaking hands with new sport director Giorgio Barbareschi. “A few names have been linked to the club, which is normal, but James has always been in pole position – explained Costi – Everybody agreed at the club that he was the man for the job. He has a lot of experience and we really believe in his working methods”.