“We will start from our core to build the Torres team that will come, because we have exceptional boys both on a technical level and above all on the human side. This is why we started the market together with sporting director Colombino starting from work on renewals and then we will look at revenue. The desire is to shore up the squad with some significant purchases for the category”. As Stefano Udassi, president of Sassari, to our microphones on the summer projects of the rossoblù club. And in the topic of confirmation of the hard core, one of the topics to be addressed can only be the future of Francesco Ruocco.
The situation
The rossoblù number 10 is back from aimportant year, which confirmed its continued growth. For him 37 games and 12 goals in group B of Lega Pro just concluded, he did better in his young career only in Primavera 2 with Brescia in 2019-20 (13 goals). But beyond the cold numbers in the record-breaking Serie C championship for Torres, which culminated with the defeat in the playoffs at the hands of BeneventoRuocco demonstrated in season one important maturity both at the level of leadership and tactical attention, with Alfonso Greco who did an excellent job on him even when not in possession. In short, Ruocco seems like a complete player and at 23 years old the impression is that he is ready for a test in Serie B.
Market
And at this point the question that fans, clubs and probably the player himself are asking is: what will Francesco Ruocco’s future be in Sassari? In this sense the rossoblù club has been clear: the 2001 class is considered one of the pillars of Greco’s squad and no discounts will be made. This does not mean that Torres will refuse regardless of any offer she receives for her flexible striker, but that to say goodbye to the rossoblù 10, acash offer and not creative attempts. Furthermore, the will of the Sassari management is to let Ruocco leave only in the event of proposals from higher categories, also so as not to give too much of an advantage to any direct competitors in Serie C. The player for his part is doing well in Sassari, where he also found a partner and where he also remained during the summer break of the championship. Complete with the resumption of personal training already started at Vanni Sanna together with some teammates from Sassari. But Ruocco is, rightly so, ambitious and would like to listen to the various proposals with the dream of moving up a category which obviously exists. Immediately after the promotion to Serie B the Mantua did a survey on him, with the technical director Cristian Botturi who knows him well, very well indeed, as he was responsible for the youth sector at Brescia when Ruocco played in the Primavera delle Rondinelle. Even if Ruocco never remembers too willingly the end of the relationship with Brescia who let him go with little belief in his future, contrary to what was done by Andrea Colombino who brought him to Sassari for free as a semi-unknown, achieving a great transfer success. For now, Mantua has not made a cash proposal, but has hypothesized a purchase offer made up of bonuses and technical compensation, including that Francesco Bombagi already linked to the rossoblù in the past. But the formula is not of interest to Torres, who, as mentioned, only wants to raise cash to separate from Ruocco. In the last few hours there was a survey with the player’s entourage carried out by Sampdoria, a square that would obviously stimulate the player. But director Colombino has not yet received a concrete offer on his plate. And only after one first offer Torres will sit at the eventual table with the Dorians. With the Sassari company waiting and if the right offer doesn’t arrive, she won’t be tearing her hair out, on the contrary. In the event of a stay for Ruocco, the room is already ready renewal proposal, also to avoid the risk of losing it to zero in the future. But beyond these discussions, it is very likely that once the waltz of coaches and sporting directors in Serie B is over, a concrete offer for Ruocco will arrive from the Vanni Sanna area.
Roberto Pinna
