The Vicenza Courier
Market3 Aug 2026
Vicenza say no — this time
The offer from Urartu for Filippo Alessio 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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Riccardo Gagno signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Riccardo Gagno and Vicenza agree another 4 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Vicenza
Andrea Papetti and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Vicenza rebuffed over Nathan Patterson
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Torino have kept their man, and Vicenza go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at Vicenza training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Thomas Sandon 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.
Market3 Aug 2026
Vicenza and Mattia Valoti are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
In brief
- Market The clock runs on Riccardo Gagno's contract
- Squad 8 new faces, and Vicenza are still learning each other
- Market The Loris Zonta story refuses to die