The Udinese Sentinel
Squad24 Aug 2026
Antonio Grande damages knee ligaments — 28 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 28 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Udinese rebuffed over Hákon Arnar Haraldsson
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. LOSC Lille have kept their man, and Udinese go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Giacomo Peretti
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Udinese have done the hard part with Obod, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Market24 Aug 2026
Udinese say no — this time
The offer from Empoli for Vakoun Issouf Bayo was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Nicolò Zaniolo in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Udinese this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
1 academy players handed senior numbers at Udinese
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market24 Aug 2026
Business is business: Branimir Mlačić goes
Juve Stabia paid $250.0K and Udinese took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.
The terraces24 Aug 2026
Udinese supporters have found a favourite in Nicolò Bertola
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Nicolò Bertola has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market24 Aug 2026
Alessandro De Santis steps up from the Udinese academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alessandro De Santis has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Player ratings Jordan Zemura beats them one at a time
- Squad Nicolò Greco signs on for more
- Player ratings Nicolò Bertola stands above it all