Two European Giants Get Serious For Torino Star

Written By Onyeka Daniel

Even if it is more than 2 months until the next transfer window, clubs are always on the lookout for players that they can sign when the opportunity eventually arrives, and for Italian Serie A side, Torino, they’re set to loss another of their talent to top European clubs in the coming transfer window.

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From Gleison Bremer to Alessandro Buongiorno and now, the latest Toro player to attract interest is Samuele Ricci. According to a report from Tuttosport, Real Madrid have been following the midfielder for the last three years. Hence, the LaLiga giants could make an offer to sign the Italian talent at the end of the season.

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But they will have to deal with another European giant, Manchester City. The Los Blancoa are interested in the Torino and Italy talent, and they could make an offer in the next summer transfer window. According to the report, the Merengues have followed Ricci since September 2021, when he played for Empoli.

Madrid scouts reportedly started monitoring the central midfielder following advice from Carlo Ancelotti.According to the report, Madrid constantly followed Ricci’s development and the ‘final promotion’ came on September 6 after Ricci’s impressive international display against France in the Nations League.

It was further claimed that Ricci is now one of the Real Madrid targets for the central midfield role in 2025, but Manchester City are also interested in the 23-year-old. According to the report, the Premier League giants are planning to sign the Italian in the January transfer window.

Even if the Granata are unwilling to sell him so early, especially after parting ways with Buongiorno and Raoul Bellanova last summer. City see him as the perfect cover for the injured Rodri in their current team and would take the place of Mateo Kovacic when the Spanish midfielder returns from injury next season.

Also, Pep Guardiola is said to be a huge fan too. “I won’t comment on Manchester City,” Torino director Davide Vagnati said before the international break when asked about the reports linking Ricci to the EPL giant.

“What I can say is that we signed Ricci when he was very young and it was an important investment, we and the President believed in him and spent big money for this player. He believed in his work, has improved a great deal physically, he already had the vision, and I think he is capable of playing for any coach or club.” He further added.

For Madrid, they want to replace their ageing midfield that has already seen the exit of Toni Kroos, while Luka Modric is also expected to exit at the end of the current season. They might even make a player plus cash offer to sway Urban Cairo into accepting a deal for his gem.

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At this point, the influence of Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti could play a huge role in determining where the player ends up next in his career, as he has already shown that he has what it takes to excel at a big club with his great display with the Italian national team during the recent Nations League matches.

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