The Novara Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Novara
Eric Lanini 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
Andrea Valdesi stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Andrea Valdesi and Novara agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Ian Vera
Novara asked and Estudiantes said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Tiziano Del Vecchio steps up from the Novara academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Tiziano Del Vecchio 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Novara promote Silvio Armani from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Silvio Armani has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Franco Alberti steps up from the Novara academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Franco Alberti 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Novara promote Valentino Scalise from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Valentino Scalise has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Novara training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Marco Da Graca 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Andrea Valdesi gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- The dugout Marco Da Graca knocks on the manager's door
- Squad Mirko Miceli still has not settled