The latest on all the transfer market news from the day just gone to the archives. Between rumors, negotiations and behind the scenes, here are the most important news.
JUVENTUS, GIUNTOLI LOCKS UP THE DEPUTY: RENEWALS COMING FOR PERIN AND PINSOGLIO. TORINO FILLS UP WITH EXPERIENCE: FROM SOSA TO ADAMS, THE INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCES OF THE NEW PLAYERS. OFFICIAL – FIORENTINA, BARAK MOVES TO KASIMPASA: THE STATEMENT FROM THE TURKISH CLUB AFTER THE SIGNING. OFFICIAL – FIORENTINA, AFTER BARAK, BREKALO ALSO SAYS GOODBYE: THE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM KASIMPASA. OFFICIAL – VENEZIA-BUSIO, FORWARD TOGETHER: THE MIDFIELDER RENEWS HIS CONTRACT UNTIL 2026. JUVENTUS IS TRYING AGAIN TO PLACE ARTHUR: THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY 40% OF HIS SALARY. FIORENTINA, ON THE LIST BUT STILL EXCLUDED FROM THE GROUP: SABIRI LOOKING FOR AN OFFER (WHICH IS NOT THERE)
Zero goals conceded in the first three days of the championship. An excellent start for Thiago Motta’s Juventus, not surprisingly first – ex aequo with Inter, Torino and Udinese – in a Serie A that already does not see any team with full points. Michele Di Gregorio, who arrived in the summer from Monza, has already (almost) made Wojciech Szczesny forgotten: also thanks to a group of goalkeepers who are tested and easy to fit into. Which the Old Lady wants to hold on to.
They renew the assistants. According to Tuttosport, in fact, among Cristiano Giuntoli’s next objectives are the contract extensions of Mattia Perin and Carlo Pinsoglio. Respectively, the best second goalkeeper in Serie A and a formidable locker room man, appreciated by everyone at Juventus for the positivity he manages to bring to the group.
In the case of Perin, the inaccuracy with his agent, Alessandro Lucci, would have been reached for some time. On the table a contract until 2026, with an option for automatic renewal for a further season based on certain conditions. Horizon 2026 also for the third goalkeeper Pinsoglio, useful – the Piedmontese newspaper recalls – also for a discussion of lists, both in Serie A and in the Champions League.
An important start for Torino in the championship. Paolo Vanoli’s team is coming off an excellent positive streak with seven points collected in the first three games. A reinforced squad for the Granata with the coach who was able to immediately give them an identity.
Experience in mister Vanoli’s squad. The market has brought players who have raised their technical level and especially have played many matches in foreign and top-level championships. Like Che Adams, reports today’s edition of the Gazzetta dello Sport, who has collected 124 appearances in the Premier League and 33 in the Scottish national team, or Samuel Coco who has 30 appearances in the Spanish League and 24 in his representative, namely Equatorial Guinea. For Walukiewicz there are five matches with the Polish national team.
If we move on to Guillermo Maripan, 48 times on the pitch with Chile, we must also include four appearances in the Champions League, in addition to 123 matches played in Ligue 1, 43 in La Liga, 11 in the Europa League, 5 in the Copa Libertadores and 5 in the Copa Sudamericana. Marcus Pedersen has 3 matches in the Champions League, 14 in the Europa League and 10 in the Conference League in addition to 60 appearances in the Eredivisie and 23 with Norway. Finally, Borna Sosa has played 23 matches with the Croatian national team but above all 93 in the Bundesliga, 16 in the Eredivisie, 3 in the Champions League, 5 in the Europa League and 4 in the Conference League.
Antonín Barak officially leaves Fiorentina. Kasimpasa has announced that the Czech midfielder, who arrived in Fiorentina in 2023 from Hellas Verona for just over 7 million euros, has signed the contract that will tie him to the Turkish club.
Barak moves to Kasimpasa on loan with an option to buy, set at 6 million euros. In the next few hours the Turkish club will also make official the arrival, again from Fiorentina, of Josip Brekalo, with the same formula but the option to buy set around 3 million euros.
After Antonin Barak, Kasımpaşa welcomes another reinforcement from Fiorentina. The Turkish club has officially announced the signing of Josip Brekalo.
The Croatian attacking winger, who arrived at Fiorentina from Wolfsburg in January 2023 for just under 2 million euros, also moves to Turkey on loan with an option to buy, set at around 3 million euros.
From the United States to Italy, in 2021, and from that moment he never left. And he will remain in Italy for a long time, contract in hand. Gianluca Busio, midfielder purchased by Venezia in August 2021 for 6 million euros from Kansas City, renews his contract with the orange-black-green club until June 30, 2026, thus extending it by one year compared to the previous agreement.
Below is the official press release with which Venezia announced the contract extension: “Venezia FC announces that midfielder Gianluca Busio has signed a contract renewal until June 30, 2026. Busio, 22, arrived at Venezia FC in the 21/22 season and has so far played 99 games for the orange and green jersey, scoring 8 goals and 7 assists.”
Juventus continues to work to find a solution to the Arthur case, a Brazilian midfielder who is no longer in Thiago Motta’s plans. After the deal with Napoli fell through, the Bianconeri club is exploring various market options, with an eye on Turkey, where the market is still open. However, the offers received so far do not seem satisfactory, also due to the player’s high salary.
One of the main problems for a quick sale of Arthur Melo is his significant salary, which makes it difficult to find a club willing to cover his entire salary. Furthermore, a contractual termination would be economically disadvantageous for Juventus, as it would result in a capital loss. The most realistic solution currently seems to be a loan transfer, with the Bianconeri club willing to cover up to 40% of the player’s salary.
The destination that leads to Turkey remains the most concrete, with clubs interested in the former Barcelona midfielder. Juventus is trying to find a formula that satisfies all parties involved, trying to minimize economic losses and offer Arthur the chance to relaunch himself in a new championship after his professional experience at Fiorentina on loan last season. This is reported by Bianconewanews.it.
A surplus player looking for a solution far from Florence or a helping hand to help him return to Serie A, the whimsical player who convinced Fiorentina to buy him in January 2023. At 28 years old (in November), Abdelhamid Sabiri has also lost his national team and has been away from both the pitch and the locker room atmosphere since May, when he was with Al-Fayha. But to return to European football, we have to go back to Sampdoria’s match against Fiorentina on 30 April 2023, in which he played 17 minutes, before the Blucerchiati’s downward spiral and the Doria controversy over the shirt given to one of his future Viola fans.
Back at Fiorentina, Sabiri immediately ended up on the sidelines, without ever joining the group. At Viola Park, individual training has been going on for two months now, with the only new development being his inclusion in the squad. His entourage and the club are looking for a place for him, be it the United Arab Emirates or Egypt, but if all the transfer deadlines arrive without any progress, he would remain in Viola at least until January. What should be done then, given his not exactly low salary? Always keep him out of the group and the project or try to recover him by focusing on those qualities that he had highlighted in the past? The portal FirenzeViola.it asks.
Mister Palladino did it for example with Ikoné who, having rejected offers in Qatar and the Premier League, remains for now Colpani’s first reserve (not at his best), but would he be able to do it with a player who has been out of action for so long and above all outside of his tactical dictates to the group, of which Sabiri has never been a part? The doubts are legitimate, but leaving him in oblivion despite being on the Serie A list would not help anyone nor would it be economically convenient.
OFFICIAL – APOEL WAITS FOR FIORENTINA AND IN THE MEANTIME STRENGTHENS THEMSELVES WITH PIZZI (WHO WILL NOT BE WITH THE VIOLA). SADIO MANE WANTS TO RETURN TO EUROPE. CONTACTS MADE WITH BESIKTAS. OFFICIAL – BRAHIMI LEAVES FRANCE FOR BELGIUM: LOAN WITH OPTION TO SINT-TRUIDEN FINISHED
Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes, known as Pizzi, has found a new team. The Portuguese, 34, will play in Cyprus. APOEL Nicosia announced it. The attacking midfielder has just finished a year at Braga but it is at Benfica where he has mainly linked his name. The Cypriots, who will play in the Conference League and will challenge Fiorentina on November 7 in Nicosia, have reached an agreement with the player until June 30, 2025. However, the player cannot be included in the list since the terms expired on September 3.
Sadio Mané could leave Saudi Arabia after one season. According to Fanatik, the Senegalese has ended up in the sights of Besiktas. The Turkish club has reportedly made initial contact with Al Nassr.
Mane, 32, is not doing well in Saudi Arabia and is ready to return to Europe. He has made 4 appearances at the start of this season, providing 2 assists, while he closed last season with 40 appearances, 19 goals and 11 assists. Al Nassr bought him from Bayern Munich for 30 million, signing Mane to a three-year contract worth 40 million per season.
“In the last week of the market, STVV made a second purchase. After Louis Patris, Billal Brahimi – as stated in the official press release from VV Sint-Truiden – also strengthens the ranks of Truiense. The Franco-Algerian winger arrives from OGC Nice.
Billal Brahimi played for English club Middlesbrough as a youngster. However, he spent most of his professional career on French soil. He was active at Le Mans, Angers SC, Nice and Brest. Brahimi is now joining Sint-Truiden. It is a loan with an option to buy.”