The Mantova Herald
Market17 Jul 2028
Antonio Fiori hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Mantova can pretend not to have heard.
Transfer targets17 Jul 2028
Fee done, terms next for Pietro Teixeira Falcetta
Mantova and AS Roma have settled on $1.6M. The rest belongs to the player and his agent, and a supporter who has watched one of these before knows not to buy the shirt yet.
Transfer targets17 Jul 2028
No thanks: Giovanni Andrea Cardu rejects the move
Mantova had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Cagliari, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Transfer targets17 Jul 2028
Door shut on Nicolò Baldo
Mantova asked and Atalanta said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad17 Jul 2028
A falling-out at Mantova
Daniel da Silva and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout17 Jul 2028
Antonio Fiori knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Mantova, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market17 Jul 2028
The Rareş Ilie question follows Mantova around
Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Rareş Ilie’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.
Squad17 Jul 2028
Francesco Bardi wants to know why he earns less
Numbers do not stay secret in a dressing room. He is not asking for more than he is worth; he is asking why somebody beside him is worth more, and Mantova have no good answer.
Market17 Jul 2028
Rareş Ilie placed on the list
Mantova have made Rareş Ilie available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
In brief
- Squad Ivan Krasilschikov still has not settled
- The dugout The manager comes out for Rareş Ilie
- Boardroom The Mantova production line keeps running