Bologna: Market strategies between Ndoye, Van Bommel and central defenders

Hunting for central defenders, but also for an attacking winger: why? ndoye is among the most sought after, it opened to Napoli, while the Bologna is waiting to see if the Premier League will move and is keeping the price high above 50 million, waiting for the market to get going. But he is also looking for alternatives and one of the first ones evaluated is the son of art Ruben Van Bommel (20), from Az Alkmaar, a talent who combines a sense of goal and assists with European physicality (190 centimetres tall). The Dutch value the boy (10 goals and 6 assists this season) between 15 and 20 million euros. Bologna are trying to include the return to Holland of Jesper karlsson, who disappointed here, to lower the price and square the circle. Karlsson is represented by the agent Lucci, the same as Fabbian, Calafiori, but also Raimondo and Nicolussi Caviglia, Piccoli and Dzeko and with him over the weekend Bologna spoke about several possible deals.

While Inter intend to keep Pio Esposito in attack, Piccoli (24) also risks slipping away: Cagliari is negotiating the striker's permanence with Atalanta, trying to get a discount on the 12 million of the buyout, while Bologna is trying to understand if Dzeko (4 million salary last season in Türkiye), can accept to stay within 2. It is also appreciated Sebastiano esposito, but we are waiting for the certainty that he will not be redeemed by Empoli and for now Bologna does not intend to give Inter any support, given the recent and past interests in Beukema and Castro. They are also hunting for two central defenders: because Lucumi is leaving and with him Erlic, who wants to go and play. Coppola (21) is slipping away, one step away from Brighton. The names of Idzes (24) of Venezia, Vitik (22) of Sparta Prague remain current.

But with Verona, Sartori also spoke about Daniele Ghilardi (22), in the Under 21 group, as well as the right back Tchatchoua (23). For that role, one of the players he likes is Good luck (25), discovered at Atalanta by Sartori and already sought after two years ago, when he then went to Frosinone. He is now owned by Cagliari, who could evaluate his transfer to finance the purchase of Piccoli: but the 10-11 million requested for the right-back, for now, are considered excessive by the rossoblù management, who are also evaluating the purchase of an attacking midfielder: Ziyech offered, but Suslov (22) Italian likes him and is on the rise. Management and technical staff will have to decide how to mix the market policy between talented youngsters and established players.

Marcello Giordano