The Palermo Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
Joel Pohjanpalo signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Joel Pohjanpalo and Palermo agree another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Palermo
Mattia Bani was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jérémy Le Douaron falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Joel Pohjanpalo 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 Palermo, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nobody at Palermo has picked up the phone to Jacopo Segre
48 months to run and not a word offered. A club that lets the calendar negotiate for it usually ends up losing to the calendar.
Market10 Aug 2026
Francesco Di Bartolo is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Palermo has been clear about where Francesco Di Bartolo stands, which is more than many ever get.
In brief
- Market Palermo bring in an old head
- Market Still no ink between Palermo and Giosuè Grippa