The Pontedera Courier
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Fran Budimir turns down Pontedera
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Zadar keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Pontedera
Louis Buffon 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Pontedera ask about Davide Guglielmotti
A loan enquiry to Union Brescia: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Pontedera try to borrow Francesco Scapoli
Cesena have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Pontedera training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Thiago Lugano is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market10 Aug 2026
Talks stall between Pontedera and Matteo Manfredonia
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
In brief
- Market No place for Luciano Ballan in the plan
- Squad Luca Piana has company in his position
- Squad This league is too small for Simone Panada
- Market Pontedera borrow Simone Panada