The European with his Slovakiathe future with the Cagliari and the desire to be increasingly protagonist from the first minute. For Adam Obert that of 2024 it will be a summer to be experienced in one breath, perhaps the most important for his career in the short term.
Impact
The flexible defender born in 2002, former Sampdoria, has just returned from a particular championship with the rossoblù Claudio Ranieri. A salvation achieved after a long run-up, many appearances in important matches (17 in total in the recently concluded tournament, and various responsibilities such as the starting matches against Inter, Milan, Roma, Atalanta to name a few), but also a few too many bench players . At least in the expectations of a boy who has long embraced the rossoblù cause, ever since he left Genoa on a free transfer to join Cagliari Primavera with the promise, kept, of shuttling between the Under 19s and the first team in 2021. A great market coup in perspective that achieved by the sporting director of Spring Pierluigi Carta, especially considering that Obert will be the only representative of Cagliari Euro 2024 in Germany. Trained among other things by that Francesco Calzona who in the last few hours, after having already been in Sardinia as Eusebio Di Francesco’s deputy, has been linked to the Cagliari bench for the post-Ranieri period.
Moment
In the national team, Obert starts as the first or second alternative in Calzona’s central package. In total he made 4 appearances for Slovakia after 11 for his country’s Under 21s. Three of the four matches played, however, are from the last three months, with the rossoblù footballer increasingly climbing the ranks. In his group E, his Slovakia will find Belgium, Romania and Ukraine and the hope for Obert is to show off not only with a few pieces, but also with a few games from the first minute. With the objective of passing the group which is complex but not impossible for Calzona’s team. And the European Championship could be the springboard for the summer transfer market.
Transfer market
On the other hand, the continuous growth (29 plus 4 in the playoffs and appearances already last year in Serie B for Obert), the profile of an international defender, the tactical flexibility (he can play both on the left-handed winger and in the center of defence) which a natural predisposition to play ball and chain make him an attractive profile. Cagliari is aware of having a mini-treasure at home and a certain capital gain and also for this reason Nereo Bonato in the next few weeks he will be at the window. It is no coincidence that already in January, as confessed by the president himself Tommaso Giulini, Obert has received several offers from abroad, where he seems to like him even more than in Italy: “This boy has an important future ahead of him, he has refused important offers, it is not obvious to say no if Anderlecht, Cremonese calls you or half Serie B. He could have earned more but he stayed because he embraced the project.” A discussion which, however, could be worth less in the summer and the impression is that if Obert received an interesting proposal he would now stop and do more reflection, especially waiting to understand whether the new Cagliari coach will focus on him or not. With the aim being to try to have a season with the rank of the starter. Meanwhile, Cagliari waits with the contract until 2027 who will not grant discounts to anyone on one of the club’s most futuristic profiles.
Roberto Pinna
