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Simone Cinquegrano to Avellino

This move fell through. Last report: Gianluca Di Marzio, 17 September 2026.

This deal is dead. Avellino's move for Sassuolo midfielder Simone Cinquegrano, 22, has collapsed, and the Serie A club's 2004-born prospect stays put for now. The most recent reporting, dated 17 September 2026, comes from Gianluca Di Marzio and confirms the transfer is off. Cinquegrano is contracted to Sassuolo until June 2027 and carries a market value of around €1m. The story first surfaced credibly on 30 July 2026, when Alfredo Pedullà broke the exclusive, writing that Avellino had pivoted to Cinquegrano for the right flank after Roma stalled on releasing another target. Pedullà reported the talks were close to being finalised. Di Marzio, one of Italian football's most reliable voices, has since confirmed it has broken down. Two strong sources, then, but pointing in opposite directions across a two-month gap. With the deal confirmed collapsed, the chance of this particular move completing is essentially gone. For it to be revived, Avellino would need to return with fresh interest, Sassuolo would need to sanction a departure, and Cinquegrano himself would have to agree terms. That is a lot to rebuild from nothing, making a revival a genuine long shot. Avellino's transfer activity has typically involved free arrivals: players from Fiorentina, Atalanta and Anderlecht's youth setup all arrived for €0m in previous windows. A low-cost or loan arrangement for Cinquegrano would have fitted that pattern perfectly, which may explain why the economics looked workable at the outset. The concrete next trigger would be any fresh contact between the clubs. If Avellino fail to fill the

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