Turin Transfer Market: One Signing Per Position—The Hunt Is On for Three Italian National Team Players

Torino coach Ignazio Abate has called for reinforcements following the team’s opening Serie A loss to Milan. “We definitely need something; let’s see what this week brings,” the Granata coach said emphatically after the match against the Rossoneri.

Given that Torino must first make some sales to raise the funds and create the roster space needed to sign new players, the Granata are considering one key signing per position and are eyeing three Italian players with interest. In defense, the focus is on Davide Calabria: the former Milan captain, currently with Panathinaikos in Greece, has expressed openness to a return to Italy. At the moment, negotiations haven’t started yet, but the former Rossonero’s desire to return to Serie A is confirmed.

In midfield, the name Rolando Mandragora has resurfaced. After loaning Ivan Ilic to Lecce with an option to buy for five million, Torino is eyeing the midfielder—who has previously worn the Granata colors—with interest. Sidelined by new signings in Florence, Mandragora is set to leave: Fiorentina has asked for 8 million euros, but the Piedmontese club hopes to leverage the player’s desire to join them, as he is also being pursued in Serie A by Atalanta and Genoa.

Up front, the hottest name is Sebastiano Esposito: negotiations are well underway and the player has already reached an agreement with Torino, but Sassuolo is applying intense pressure to sign him; according to Sky, they have overtaken Torino in the race for his signature in recent hours. The need to sell players (at least 20 million is needed) is holding back Torino’s signing efforts, and the club risks seeing a deal that seemed all but done fall through.