Flavio Russo to Pescara
Quiet since 3 August 2026. Last report: Daniele Longo. Probability when it went quiet: 8%.
Pescara are working on a return move for Flavio Russo, the 21 year old Italian attacker who spent six months on loan there last season. Daniele Longo describes the talks with Sassuolo as advanced, with the fee being discussed sitting around €1m, in line with the player's market value. Sassuolo, for their part, have not confirmed anything publicly, and the move remains at the rumour stage rather than an agreed deal. The story rests on a single source for now. Longo carries strong credibility in Italian transfer reporting, and his phrasing, an advanced negotiation rather than mere interest, suggests this is more than a passing link. Still, without a second voice corroborating the detail, the picture is thinner than it looks at first glance. Call it a long shot rather than a formality. Russo knows the club and the fee looks sensible against his valuation, which helps. But advanced talks can stall over payment structure, squad plans, or a rival bid emerging late, and until Sassuolo engage publicly this sits below even level odds. The interest is real; the outcome is not yet close to settled. Pescara have paid this kind of money before. They brought in players from Perugia and Genoa for €1m apiece, in 2021 and 2020 respectively, and paid the same fee to Roma back in 2013. A €1m deal for Russo would sit comfortably within that pattern. Watch for Sassuolo's own confirmation, or silence, on the figure, and for any sign Pescara have tabled a formal bid rather than just talked numbers.
Who reported it
- Daniele Longo, 3 August 2026: @PescaraCalcio, trattativa avanzata con il @SassuoloUS per Flavio Russo ( sarebbe un ritorno dopo i 6 mesi della scorsa stagione).@cmdotcom