The American is the target of the Granata transfer market. Vanoli would like him with him, but the Venetians do not intend to let him leave
With Vanoli one step away from being appointed as the new coach, attention shifts to the suit that the coach will tailor to a Turin that could change a lot compared to the third and final chapter of the Juric era. He changes the technical leadership as different players could take turns. The department most called upon to strengthen is certainly the defense, which will be without Rodriguez and Djidji, with the risk that even more representative players could suddenly pack their bags. Torino will try to take action, also consulting with the coach, who will also try to bring in trusted interpreters who are enthusiastic with him. For the defense we are talking about Jay Idzes, for the midfield of Tanner Tessmannboth Venezia members.
The blow for the midfield
Torino’s midfield does not suffer from the numerical problems of the defense. It’s more a question of raising the stakes, of mitigating unmet expectations. Ivan Ilic, for example, has been very disappointing: his inconstancy between rare flashes of genius and a much more frequent inconsistency have placed him on the list of “bad guys”, among those who, in the event of a good offer, may even leave, perhaps losing themselves in the terms of an investment which from day to day has taken on more and more substance to the point of generating the consequent skepticism. Ilic can be the tool to raise cash and strengthen the defense, therefore also the midfield, where Vanoli would place Tanner Tessmann. The American was one of the architects of the promotion, perhaps one of the players most improved since Vanoli’s arrival on the “green carpet” of the Lagoon. Tessmann arrived in Venice in 2021, in the midst of a curious purchasing campaign: experimental, also based on the help of algorithms. Zanetti’s team paid with relegation and the players, including Tessmann, were almost forced to rehabilitate themselves in a stage that had appeared too ambitious for their qualities.
Tessmann, Venezia wants to keep him
Tessmann, like his compatriot Gianluca Busio, has gradually built up a certain credibility from being a symbol of failed management. Today’s consistency in performance finds its merits in the work of Paolo Vanoli, who has had the ability to make it increasingly central, bringing the number of goals and assists from 3 and 2 in the 2022-2023 season to 6 and 3 in the one just recently. concluded. Performances that have fueled the interest of Serie A teams, including Torino. Director Vagnati, in his visits to Penzo to view Vanoli, did not fail to take notes on Tessmann too. Too bad he’s not the only one with a certain weakness for the midfielder. Bologna has also been following him for weeks and currently appears a little ahead of the Granata. Meanwhile, the DS of Venezia Filippo Antonelli was keen to put an end to the rumors that would see Tessmann away from his current company: “Tessmann? We’d like to keep it.”, he said yesterday, hunted outside the Inter headquarters. We are not even halfway through June and we know that during the transfer period there could be thousands of reasons to make him change his mind.
