Promoted in Serie A a year ago, Côme spends the second. The ambitious Lombardy club aims to mingle with the fight with the biggest clubs in Italy and has not skimped on the means. Very active this summer with already 101.5 million euros spent, Italian training is the thirteenth most spending team in the world this summer and the second in Italy behind Juventus (€ 118.5 million). Among the players arrived, there are already 9 recruits with defenders Alex Valle (21, FC Barcelona), Ignace Van der Brempt (23, RB Salzburg) and Felipe Jack (19, Palmeiras), the Maximo Perrone (22, Manchester City), Martin Baturina (22, Dinamo Zagreb) and Luca Mazzitelli (29 Frosinone) and the attackers Jesus Rodriguez (19, Real Betis Balompié), Nicolas Kühn (25, Celtic Glasgow) and Jayden Addai (19, Az Alkmaar).
And summer is not over since Côme is very close to affirming Alvaro Morata as President Mirwan Suwarso confirmed to Sky Italia : “We have an agreement for Morata, now it is in Galatasaray and Milan to play. We hope he will be there as soon as possible.Ready to spend without counting, Côme wants to do the maximum for her coach Cesc Fabregas who stayed this summer despite the approaches to Bayer Leverkusen and Inter Milan. “”You will have to ask Fabregas what is missing from the team. Investments were made to generate profits, whether for the brand or for the value of the playersAlso continued the president of the Italian club. And the additions of Como integrate very well.
Côme is already ready
Like last winter where elements like Maxence Caqueret and Assane Diao quickly made their hole in the workforce, Côme is in a positive dynamic and wants to surf its second brilliant part where the club was easily maintained by finishing tenth in Serie A. If the preparation is never a guarantee of quality, it started on the wheel hats with controlled services against Lille (3-2), Al-Ahli (3-1) Massacre against Ajax Amsterdam (3-0). Matches where recruits have particularly shone.
Scorer yesterday against Ajax Amsterdam, Martin Baturina distinguished himself, as is the Dutch winger Jayden Addai who received tributes from La Gazzetta dello Sport : “The Dutchman was unstoppable on the right side.“His left pendant Jesus Rodriguez was also acclaimed by the media on pink pages:”The former Betis player served Baturina from his first touch, who gave the advantage to Como with two goals in advance». The Lombards will continue on Wednesday August 6 against Real Betis Balompié and Sunday August 10 against FC Barcelona for the Joan Gamper trophy.
Ambitious Cesc Fabregas for his part appreciated what he has seen for the moment: “It's a young team, many new players have arrived. I appreciated their pressing and their quality. Everyone must progress, but these guys are thirsty to learn, and it's up to me to help them progress.“The young Spanish coach is not lacking in ambition for the future:”We have to consolidate Como and target the big jump next season. Maybe even earlier … I want to leave an important heritage. I want the one who succeeds me to find something positive.Cesc Fabregas and Côme are not lacking in ambition before the season of Serie A.
