Overview
- Over the past weekend Paolo Maldini and Leonardo flew to Barcelona to open talks with Pep Guardiola, who has listened but has not accepted the FIGC offer and has taken time to consider the proposal.
- FIGC president Giovanni Malagò has pressed Gigi Buffon to rejoin the federation in a delegation or liaison role; Buffon has said he is willing to discuss the position but has not committed to it.
- Juventus reports a personal three-year agreement with Emiliano 'Dibu' Martínez at about €5m net per season, but Aston Villa has publicly refused to sell and the clubs remain deadlocked on a transfer fee.
- Juventus must urgently find a centre-forward after Jeff Ekhator suffered a low-grade biceps femoris lesion with a 4–6 week recovery, leaving Lois Openda as the only immediately available striker and pushing the club to prioritise targets such as Kolo Muani and Mateo Pellegrino.
- Napoli confirmed Alessandro Buongiorno will have knee surgery in Barcelona and is expected to miss roughly three months, and Inter continue talks with Tottenham over Djed Spence while a €30–40m valuation gap keeps that negotiation open.