The Perugia Chronicle
Squad3 Aug 2026
Luigi Canotto signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Luigi Canotto and Perugia agree another 2 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Perugia
Luigi Canotto and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Perugia
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Matteo Angeli was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market3 Aug 2026
Talks stall between Perugia and Elvis Kabashi
“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.
Market3 Aug 2026
49 months and counting on Luca Gemello
Still no offer on the table, and Luca Gemello’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.
Squad3 Aug 2026
9 new faces, and Perugia are still learning each other
A squad rebuilt inside one window pays for it in a currency nobody budgets for. The football is not worse than the sum of the players; it is worse than the sum of the players who have played together before.
In brief
- Market Francesco Lisi told to find a new club
- The dugout Christian Langella asks for a word with the manager
- Market The Luca Gemello question follows Perugia around