UDINE. A knot and a deadline to lay the foundations of the Apu Old Wild West 2022/23. The knot is the confirmation of Alessandro Cappelletti, Juventus mvp for posting in the season just ended, unfortunately in the most bitter way.
The deadline is June 30, when most of the contracts expire: up to that day, the company will make its assessments on possible renewals.
THE “CAPPE” NODE
Assisted by Riccardo Sbezzi, he is leafing through the daisy. He is one of the many players who would have seen the contract automatically extended in case of promotion, now he has to decide whether to stay as a franchise man in Udine or accept one of the many proposals that have rained down on the Serie A club table.
It is clear that in case of permanence we will have a type of Apu, while in case of farewell we will have to look for a new quality play. The jack, however, is in the player’s hand.
WHO STAYS
At the moment the players who are 100% sure to wear the Udinese uniform again next year are captain Michele Antonutti, confirmed by president Alessandro Pedone in the post Verona interview with our newspaper, and Ethan Esposito, contractually bound until 2024.
Among the players with an expiring contract, “Ciccio” Pellegrino is the one who is most likely to stay, both for his good seasonal performance and for the difficulty in finding good Italian centers.
WHO LEAVES
We will hardly see the two Americans again this year. Brandon Walters has never managed to shake off the problems with fouls and snaking nervousness, Trevor Lacey (who had the clause for automatic renewal in case of promotion) has evaporated on the most beautiful, thanks to the physical problems.
Marco Giuri’s Udinese adventure seems to be at an end, as he had a summit yesterday with the technical staff: he would also have been renewed in the event of Serie A, now the most probable hypothesis is that he changes air. End of loan for Marco Pieri, he will return to Trieste. Greetings also Riccardo Azzano, no longer having the status of under.
IN DOUBT
Contract expiring on 30 June for Vittorio Nobile, Nazzareno Italiano, Federico Mussini and Michele Ebeling. The evaluations on the possible renewal, in one way or another, are linked to the Cappelletti “knot”.
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