Cagliari Transfer Market: The Esposito Situation Has Immediate Consequences—A New Name for the Attack Is Announced Right Away

The situation involving Sebastiano Esposito has definitively come to a head at Cagliari. The 24-year-old forward, as the club specified on Saturday, left the Rossoblù training camp without prior authorization from the club, which reserves the right to take action against him effective immediately.

“Cagliari Calcio announces that Sebastiano Esposito has left the first team’s training camp in Ponte di Legno without authorization,” reads the statement released by the club. The player, who has not yet provided the club with any explanation for his decision, will not travel with the team to Germany for Sunday’s friendly against Union Berlin. The club will assess the situation and reserves the right to take appropriate action.”

What has happened appears to be closely linked to the standoff between Sebastiano Esposito and Cagliari: the player’s representatives and the club have not yet reached an agreement on contract adjustments, and the decision by the 2002-born player could jeopardize a relationship that began in the summer of 2025, following his transfer (on loan, but with an obligation to buy) from Inter.

Meanwhile, Cagliari—aware that it may soon lose a key player in its offensive lineup—is working to ensure it doesn’t start the season “off to a slow start.” The Sardinian club’s management is reportedly stepping up efforts to sign Kevin Carlos, a Spanish forward born in 2001 who played for Nice last season: the player wasn’t even called up for Friday’s friendly against Juventus and is already ready to pack his bags to settle in Sardinia.