Torino President Urbano Cairo reveals he has been attempting to signal Giovanni Simeone since 2017, however they’re unlikely to get Eljif Elmas from RB Leipzig.
It has been a busy day for the Granata, who
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That settlement is a mortgage for circa €1.5m with an possibility to purchase for an extra €5.5m plus simple to realize add-ons, reaching the total charge of €8m.
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Giovanni Simeone indicators for Torino from Napoli (torinofc)
“I’m very comfortable, I’ve been monitoring him for a lifetime,”
“I bear in mind speaking about Simeone to Genoa in 2017, earlier than he made the transfer to Genoa. I’ve been following him ever since then and this 12 months he was lastly out there. I’d requested Napoli previously, however they didn’t wish to promote.”
There are extra offers to be executed on the switch market this summer time, but it surely doesn’t appear as if
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The 25-year-old spent the final six months at Torino on mortgage from RB Leipzig and there have been negotiations to make it everlasting.
PARMA, ITALY – MARCH 08: Eljif Elmas of Torino competes for the ball with Nahuel Estévez of Parma calcio throughout the Serie A match between Parma and Torino at Stadio Ennio Tardini on March 08, 2025 in Parma, Italy. (Photograph by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photographs)
Nevertheless, when pressed on whether or not the Elmas possibility had been deserted, Cairo admitted there was little room for additional adjustments.
“We have already got some options on the wings and they’re first decisions all around the park. We’ll see, the switch market at all times has surprises, however now the group actually is 95 per cent executed and I’m very comfortable.”
The group has been revamped to go well with the concepts of latest coach Marco Baroni, who was at Lazio final season.