Cesare Casadei’s first full season at Torino is starting to take form and it has put him again on Italy’s radar after what many round him view as three wasted years between Chelsea and numerous loans.
In keeping with La Stampa, , Azzurri head coach Gennaro Gattuso is following the 22-year-old carefully forward of the 2026 World Cup play-offs, inspired by his perspective in coaching and indicators of regular development beneath Marco Baroni.
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Casadei arrived in February and wanted time to reset after restricted alternatives in England, however Torino have been satisfied sufficient of his ceiling to spend €15m to convey him in completely.
FERRARA, ITALY – MARCH 26: Cesare Casadei of Italy U21 in the course of the UEFA Under21 EURO Qualifier match between Italy U21 and Turkey U21 at Stadio Paolo Mazza on March 26, 2024 in Ferrara, Italy. (Photograph by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Pictures)
He scored his first Serie A objective beneath Paolo Vanoli and is now changing into a dependable presence for Baroni, already logging 919 minutes, second-most within the squad behind Bellanova.
Casadei solely enhancing at Torino as Gattuso eyes him for Italy
Consistency in matches stays the lacking ingredient, however the teaching workers view him as one of the vital constructive performers in the course of the week at Filadelfia.
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With common enjoying time and a robust second half of the season, .
TURIN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 25: Cesare Casadei of Torino FC celebrates after scoring the opening objective in the course of the Coppa Italia match between Torino and Pisa at Stadio Olimpico on September 25, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Pictures)
Casadei’s significance is about to develop additional after Ivan Ilić returned from Serbia obligation with a left-knee harm. Torino anticipate to be with out him for a number of weeks, putting much more accountability on Casadei within the coronary heart of midfield.