Lecce have registered their interest in Gabriele Alesi, the 22-year-old midfielder counted among Catanzaro's brighter prospects. The situation is at its earliest stage: this is an expression of interest rather than an opening bid, with no agreement and no figures formally tabled between the clubs. A fee in the region of £1.1m to £1.6m is being floated, comfortably above his roughly £1m valuation, and Alesi remains under contract until June 2028 — meaning Catanzaro hold the cards and feel no pressure to sell. The story comes from Gianluigi Longari, a reliable voice, who flagged it as an exclusive four days ago. That said, it currently rests on a single report. No other reporters have corroborated it, so for now this is one well-sourced link rather than a chorus — credible enough to take seriously, thin enough to treat with caution. The 15% reading marks this as a longshot, and that is fair. For it to complete, interest would need to harden into a concrete bid, the two clubs would have to bridge the gap between valuation and asking price, and Catanzaro — with their man tied down until 2028 — would need a reason to let him go. Right now none of those things has happened, which is why the number sits low. The fee fits Lecce's recent habits. They have repeatedly shopped in this bracket, bringing in players from Wolfsburg (£1m, 2023), OH Leuven (£1m, 2025), Córdoba CF (£1m) and Bologna (£1m). A deal here would be entirely in keeping. Watch for a second source to confirm the interest, and then for Lecce to lodge an actual bid — the first real trigger.