There are those who say no. Joao Pedro, for example, the captain of Cagliari put on the market because it is considered a luxury for Serie B and, above all, for that contract expiring in 2023. The rossoblù club, after the hesitations of Turin and Monza, has been holding for days an agreement with Salernitana, willing to reach the 10 million requested by President Giulini. But the 10 of Ipatinga seems unwilling to accept , despite the pressure of President Iervolino.

Turn Joao

After 47 goals scored in the last three seasons, Joao wants to make a qualitative leap. The one that would have guaranteed him the passage to Turin and, perhaps, also the landing in Monza, together with the rossoblù teammates Cragno (on Monday renewal of the contract with Cagliari and then the medical examinations in Brianza) and Carboni (who will go to the court of Berlusconi and Galliani for a 4.5 million global operation, despite the inclusion of Salernitana itself). A leap that would not arrive by going to Salerno, a transfer hypothesis that, among other things, is sending the rossoblù fans into a rage, who do not see willingly (euphemism) the transition to the team that has, in fact, Cagliari sentenced to relegation. This is why now, surprisingly, a foreign trail could open up for Joao. The rossoblù scorer could thus find an opportunity in the Bundesliga ( Wolfsburg and Freiburg ) or in France ( Strasbourg ).

Viola arrives

In the meantime, Cagliari begins to move also in entry. On the advice of Liverani, the agreement with Nicolas Viola, 32, 6 appearances in the last season in Bologna, is practically closed . Viola arrives as a free agent and is expected to sign a one-year contract with an option for a second season. The midfielder has already been close to wearing the rossoblù shirt in the past. But for the role of director Luca Mazzitelli from Monza, born in '95, is also sought , in order to form a pair of play as happened with Di Gennaro and Fossati in the summer of 2015. Even if Mazzitelli brakes on a possible landing in Sardinia: "I have been called up to retire with Monza, I want to play my cards in Serie A". And again with Monza the option Mattia Valoti is evaluated, 10 goals in the last season closed with the promotion.

Deal bomber

In addition to Viola, Liverani would also have asked Gianluca Lapadula and Filippo Falco . Talks with the agents of the Peruvian center forward are continuous, even if Cagliari would like to avoid taking on the player's heavy salary, 1.8 million net per season. The parties remain in contact, even if the tracks that lead to the Brazilian Matteo Brunori (owned by Juventus), who would prefer Palermo to play in Serie B, and Massimo Coda, last season's top scorer, are not lost sight of. in the cadets with the 20 fundamental goals for the promotion of Lecce to Serie A.

Other operations

Yesterday Cagliari made official the definitive sale of Senna Miangue to Cercle Brugge . At the exit, only the official status is missing for the passes of Alberto Cerri to Como (definitive, after last season's loan) and of Razvan Marin to Empoli (loan with redemption set at 7 million). On the other hand, today could be an important day for Franco Carboni. The Argentine left-handed winger of Inter, in fact, would have made it known that he preferred the transfer to Cagliari rather than to Verona. A decision to be made before Monday, when Carboni will reach the retirement of the Argentine Under 20, in preparation for an international tournament in Spain. And in the Under 20 of Mascherano he will find Isaias Delpupo from Cagliari, who after the call of the Italian Under 19, seems to have decided to play for the Albiceleste. Meanwhile Cagliari and Cosenza are thinking of an exchange between Salvatore Boccia and the Nuorese Aldo Florenzi.

Alberto Masu

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