Newly promoted Como is one step away from landing their first shot: Andrea Belotti. Robert and Michael Hartono, the two Indonesian brothers who own the Como club, are serious and while waiting to pursue other objectives, they are one step away from bringing home the 30-year-old Roma striker. A general agreement has already been reached with the Giallorossi club for 5 million, including bonuses. Now we are waiting for the player’s approval, who would become the offensive reference of a team that aims to remain in the top flight, thanks to a very rich ownership. In the season just ended, the former Torino captain made 46 appearances between Roma and Fiorentina, where he went on loan in January. For Gallo 10 goals and 3 assists in total. While in the capital Belotti found himself shut down above all by Lukaku, in Florence he ended up getting more playing time than Nzola, only to also suffer the mockery of the Conference final lost against Olympiacos. The second consecutive defeat for Viola, after the one in 2023 against West Ham. Como’s American coach, Osian Roberts, is ready to welcome with open arms a player of Belotti’s experience, European champion with Italy in 2021.
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However, the Como market will certainly not stop at Gallo. The project is ambitious and there are other important names in the sights. An agreement is also close to being reached with Andrea Sensi, who has reached his deadline with Inter and is eager to get back into the game after the flashes he showed with Antonio Conte and the too many injuries that have marked his path in recent years. Always at zero, they will try to sign Giacomo Bonaventura, who if he does not renew with Fiorentina could choose Como to demonstrate that, despite being 34 years old, he still has a lot to give. Andrea Pinamonti, a 25-year-old center forward who has just been relegated with Sassuolo, is a younger profile. Also one step away is left winger Ali Jassim, a 21-year-old Iraqi for whom Al Kahrbaa, the Baghdad team of the Ministry of Electricity, had tried to up the ante. In short, Belotti will only be the first stone of a squad in which the Hartonos – whose assets are estimated by Forbes at 48 billion dollars – want to continue investing.
