Matteo Tambone’s future lies far from Pesaro: Brindisi isn’t the only team interested in him

Matteo Tambone’s future with Vuelle Pesaro appears increasingly uncertain. Following recent statements by the 1994-born forward—who has also played for Virtus Roma, Pallacanestro Varese, and Dinamo Sassari during his career—the possibility of him parting ways with the Marche-based club seems to be growing more likely. Brindisi isn’t the only team keeping an eye on the player’s situation. According to reports in *Il Resto del Carlino*, Fortitudo Bologna has also set its sights on Tambone and is considering a possible role in the negotiations.

According to some rumors, the Bologna-based club had expressed some concerns in recent weeks about Jamel Morris’s performance; however, he is now showing signs of improvement and seems to have regained greater consistency in his play.

Meanwhile, Vuelle Pesaro is set to play an away game against Dinamo Sassari on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. This game would have marked a special return for Tambone, a former player for the Sardinian team, but he will not be playing. In fact, his name does not appear on the roster for the game in Sardinia—a circumstance that is fueling rumors of a possible departure from Pesaro.

The rift between the player and the Biancorossi organization became apparent following the home loss to Mestre on the eighth matchday of Serie A2. In the press conference, Tambone explained that he had been benched for the last two quarters to give playing time to the younger players, after having spoken out a couple of days earlier about a “disunited” team in the wake of the loss to Avellino. “You can’t tell me that was a tactical decision—I don’t believe it, and I no longer trust those in charge,” he said, adding that he didn’t see how he could continue his time with Vuelle.

Pesaro is also going through a delicate phase in terms of results. The team from the Marche region had started with five wins in as many games and, after five rounds, was tied for first place with ten points alongside Livorno and Avellino. Then came two consecutive losses—first to the Irpinia-based team on the seventh matchday, then to Mestre. After the away game in Sassari on Matchday 9, Vuelle will host Vigevano on Sunday, November 15.

For Tambone, his history with Pesaro goes back a long way. Back in February 2024, when he was captain of the red-and-whites, he had been at the center of persistent transfer rumors, which the club categorically denied in an official statement: the club and the captain said they were “annoyed by such speculation” and “fully focused on their daily work.” In October 2022, under the guidance of Jasmin Repesa, the player suffered a fracture of the radius in his right wrist during a home loss to Napoli. During his stint in Sassari in November 2024, with Dinamo under coach Nenad Marković, he played a key role, alongside Giovanni Veronesi, in the European victory over Anwil, which saw the team finish the first phase of the FIBA Europe Cup in first place with a perfect record.